Etymograph

English

hydrail

From hydro- + rail, coined in 2004 in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

Formed from hydro- + rail

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’

English hydro-

Middle English rail

English rail

The story

From hydro- + rail, coined in 2004 in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

Today it means

noun Any rail technology where vehicles use on-board hydrogen as a source of energy to power the motors.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hydrail