English
hydrofuge
From hydro- + -fuge.
Formed from hydro- + -fuge
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’
English hydro-
Today it means
adj A hair pile made of very many tiny, closely-spaced hairs, forming a hydrophobic surface on the bodies of certain insects.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hydrofuge