English

hydrostat

From hydro- + -stat.

Formed from hydro + stat

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ‘water’

English hydro

Latin statim ‘immediately’

English stat

Today it means

noun A mechanism that regulates the amount of water in a boiler.

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

Etymograph / hydrostat