English
hydrocaulus
Hydrocaulus comes from New Latin hydrocaulus.
- New Latinc. 1500–1900hydrocaulus
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- New Latinc. 1500–1900hydrocaulus
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from hydro- + καυλός ‘stalk, stem’
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’
English hydro-
Every English word from New Latin hydrocaulus
Today it means
noun The hollow stem of a hydrozoan
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / New Latin hydrocaulus / hydrocaulus