English

hydroaffinity

From hydro- + affinity.

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’

Old French affinité

Middle English affinite

Today it means

noun affinity to water; hydrophilicity

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

Etymograph / hydroaffinity