hydro C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈhaɪdroʊ/ UK /ˈhaɪdrəʊ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun hydroelectric power, or a spa establishment using water treatments Most of the region's electricity comes from cheap hydro. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · hydroelectric power, or a... hydroelectricityspa Word family Related forms hydratehydrogenhydraulic Etymology AI details A clipping of compounds in hydro- ('water, hydroelectric'), from Ancient Greek hydor ('water'), from Proto-Indo-European *wod-or ('water'). hydor Ancient Greek *wodr Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hydro **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhaɪdroʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhaɪdrəʊ/ ## Meanings 1. hydroelectric power, or a spa establishment using water treatments ## Examples - Most of the region's electricity comes from cheap hydro. ## Synonyms - hydroelectricity - spa ## Related Forms - hydrate - hydrogen - hydraulic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hydor - Root: *wodr ## Etymology A clipping of compounds in hydro- ('water, hydroelectric'), from Ancient Greek hydor ('water'), from Proto-Indo-European *wod-or ('water'). ## AI Etymology Hydro is a clipping of compounds in hydro- ('water, hydroelectric'), from Ancient Greek hydor ('water'), from Proto-Indo-European *wod-or ('water'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek hydor and Proto-Indo-European *wodr. As a noun, hydro means hydroelectric power, or a spa establishment using water treatments. The same family is visible in related forms such as hydrate, hydrogen, and hydraulic. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown