English

hydrometeor

From hydro- + meteor.

A compound of hydro- + meteor

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’

Ancient Greek μετέωρος ‘raised from the ground, hanging, lofty’

Ancient Greek μετέωρον

Latin meteorum

Middle French météore

Today it means

noun Rain, snow and other precipitation products of the condensation of atmospheric water vapour

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

Etymograph / hydrometeor