Etymograph

English

hydropectin

From hydro- + pectin.

Formed from hydro- + pectin

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’

English hydro-

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- ‘to attach, fix, fasten’

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Ancient Greek πηκτός ‘curdled’

Ancient Greek πηκτικός ‘curdling’

French acide pectique

French pectine

English pectin

Today it means

noun A hydrated form of pectin

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

Etymograph / hydropectin