English
hydrate
Hydrate comes from French hydrate, from Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wed-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wed-1‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wódr̥1‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*údōr1‘water’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῡ̆̔́δωρ1hū̆́dōr‘water’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthydrate1
- Englishtodayhydrate1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English hydrate
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wed-Wiktionary, English hydrate‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wódr̥Wiktionary, English hydrate‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*údōrWiktionary, English hydrate‘water’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῡ̆̔́δωρWiktionary, English hydratehū̆́dōr‘water’
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthydrateWiktionary, English hydrate
- EnglishtodayhydrateWiktionary, English hydrate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
wet, wash, und, abundance, surround, abundant, redundant, otter, vitriol, vitreous, undine, inundate, 43 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
water, vodka, anhydrous, vedra, 18 more
through Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
through Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’
Today it means
noun A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “hydrate”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wed- / hydrate