English

hydroturbine

From hydro- + turbine.

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’

Latin turbo ‘tornado, whirlwind’

French turbine

Today it means

noun A turbine used to generate hydroelectric power.

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

Etymograph / hydroturbine