English
hydraulus
Hydraulus comes from Latin hydraulus ‘water organ’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wed-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wed-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wódr̥‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*údōr‘water’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕδωρhúdōr‘water’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὕδραυλος‘water organ’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhydraulus‘water organ’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wed-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wódr̥‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*údōr‘water’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕδωρhúdōr‘water’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὕδραυλος‘water organ’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhydraulus‘water organ’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
wet, wash, und, abundance, surround, abundant, redundant, otter, vitriol, vitreous, inundate, undine, 43 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
through Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
aldehyde, hydride, anhydrous, 14 more
through Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ‘water’
Today it means
noun Synonym of water organ.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wed- / hydraulus