Where does “هیدرولوژی” come from?
هیدرولوژی (Persian) comes from French hydrologie, from French hydro-, from Ancient Greek ὑδρο-, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr.
هیدرولوژی (Persian): hydrology
Ancestry of “هیدرولوژی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | hydrologie | hydrology |
| 2 | French | hydro- | hydro- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὑδρο- | hydro-, water; water |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὕδωρ | water; rainwater, rain; sweat |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *údōr | — |