Etymograph

English

hydrarchy

From hydro- + -archy.

Formed from hydro + archy

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ‘water’

English hydro

Today it means

noun A pseudogovernmental system of laws and justice between pirates at sea.

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

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