Etymograph

English

hydrodegradation

From hydro- + degradation.

Formed from hydro- + degradation

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’

English hydro-

Latin dēgradō

Latin dēgradātiō

French dégradation ‘removal from office or a function’

English degradation

Today it means

noun chemical degradation by water

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

Etymograph / hydrodegradation