Etymograph

English

hydrocopter

From hydro- + copter.

A compound of hydro- + copter

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 amphibious catamaran propelled by an aircraft engine.

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

Etymograph / hydrocopter