English
hydrostatics
Hydrostatics comes from Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wed-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wed-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wódr̥‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*údōr‘water’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῡ̆̔́δωρhū̆́dōr‘water’
- Englishtodayhydrostatics
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wed-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wódr̥‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*údōr‘water’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῡ̆̔́δωρhū̆́dōr‘water’
- Englishtodayhydrostatics
A compound of hydro- + statics
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’
English hydro-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
wet, wash, und, abundance, abundant, surround, redundant, otter, vitriol, vitreous, undine, inundate, 43 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
through Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
through Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’
Today it means
noun The scientific study of fluids at rest, especially when under pressure.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wed- / hydrostatics