Etymograph

English

hydrobarometer

From hydro- + barometer.

Formed from hydro- + barometer

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’

English hydro-

Today it means

noun An early form of depth gauge, that measured water pressure, as well as temperature.

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

Etymograph / hydrobarometer