English

hydrofield

Canadian English, from hydro + field.

A compound of hydro + field

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ‘water’

English hydro

Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field’

Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’

Old English feld ‘field’

Middle English feld ‘field’

English field

The story

In Canadian English, the word "hydro" can refer to any electricity, regardless of how it was generated.

noun A line of electricity transmission towers, usually in groups, cutting across a city.

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

Etymograph / hydrofield