English
hydroponic
Back-formation from hydroponics.
Equivalent to hydro- ‘water’ + πόνος ‘work, labour’ + -ic
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’
English hydro-
Today it means
adj Of a plant; pertaining to or grown using hydroponics, a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hydroponic