Etymograph

English

hydroflap

hydro- + flap

Formed from hydro- + flap

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’

English hydro-

Middle English flap

English flap

Today it means

noun A movable surface attached to the underside of the fuselage or seaplane hull that is used to manage the seaplane's pitch.

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

Etymograph / hydroflap