hydroelectricity

English

A hydroelectric power plant in Vaajakoski, Jyväskylä, Central Finland

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der.

English hydro-

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.

Latin ēlectrum

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

New Latin ēlectricusbor.

English electric

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Latin -itāsder.

Old French -itebor.

Middle English -ite

English -ity

English electricity

English hydroelectricity

From hydro- + electricity.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hydroelectricity (uncountable)

1. Electricity that is produced from the energy of moving water.

Related terms

• hydroelectric

Translations

electricity produced from energy of water

• Afrikaans: hidroëlektrisiteit
• Arabic: طاقة كهرمائية
• Armenian: հիդրոէներգետիկա (hidroēnergetika)
• Esperanto: akvoenergio, hidrelektro
• Estonian: hüdroelektrienergia
• Finnish: vesivoima (fi), vesisähkö
• Italian: idroelettricità f
• Polish: energia elektryczna z hydroelektrowni f
• Portuguese: hidroeletricidade f
• Punjabi: ਪਣ ਬਿਜਲੀ f (paṇ bijlī)
• Russian: гидроэнергетика (ru) f (gidroenergetika)
• Spanish: hidroelectricidad f
• Ukrainian: гідроенергетика f (hidroenerhetyka)
• Vietnamese: thuỷ điện (vi)