English
hydrocasthydrocast
From hydro- + cast.
A compound of hydro- + cast
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’
English hydro-
Proto-Germanic *kas- ‘to throw’
Proto-Germanic *kastōną ‘to throw’
Old Norse kasta ‘to throw’
Middle English casten
English cast
Today it means
noun A form of scientific water measurement in which several connected bottles are lowered into the water to collect samples.
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Etymograph / hydrocast
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