English
hydrofection
From hydro- + infection.
Formed from hydro- + infection
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’
English hydro-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
…
Latin faciō ‘to perform, do’
Latin īnficiō ‘to corrupt, to poison, to spoil, to taint, to…’
Late Latin īnfectiō
Old French infection
English infection
Today it means
noun hydrodynamic infection (of a gene)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hydrofection