English
hydrorhiza
Hydrorhiza comes from Ancient Greek ῥίζα ‘root’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wréh₂ds‘root’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῥίζαrhíza‘root’
- Englishtodayhydrorhiza
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wréh₂ds‘root’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῥίζαrhíza‘root’
- Englishtodayhydrorhiza
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds ‘root’
race, radical, root, eradicate, eradication, radish, rote, wort, rance, radix, ramus, 26 more
Today it means
noun The rootstock or decumbent stem by which a hydroid is attached to other objects
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds / hydrorhiza