English
ephydriad
Ephydriad comes from Ancient Greek ἐφυδριάς.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐφυδριάςephudriás
- Englishearliest quotation 1832ephydriad
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐφυδριάςephudriás
- Englishearliest quotation 1832ephydriad
Earliest quotation: 1832, Leigh Hunt: “'Tis there the Ephydriads haunt;—there, where a gap /…”
A compound of ἐπί ‘upon’ + ὕδωρ ‘water’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep- ‘to grab, snatch, get’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’
Proto-Hellenic *epí
Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘upon’
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ‘water’
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐφυδριάς
Today it means
noun A dryad, a water nymph.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐφυδριάς / ephydriad