Hydraena

Translingual

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *wed-
    Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
    Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
    Proto-Hellenic *údōr
    Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr)
    Ancient Greek -αίνω (-aínō)
    Ancient Greek ὑδραίνω (hudraínō)bor.
    Translingual Hydraena

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδραίνω (hudraínō, “to sprinkle, to pour”). Further from ῠ̔́δωρ (hŭ́dōr, “water, rain”), Proto-Hellenic *údōr (“water”), Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”, noun) and Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water”, root).

    Coined by German entomologist Johann Gottlieb Kugelann in 1794.

    Pronunciation

    • English: (US) IPA(key): /haɪˈdɹeɪ.nə/

    Proper noun

    Hydraena f

    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydraenidae – typical hydraenid beetles.

    Derived terms

    • Note: List may be incomplete. There is much etymological entanglement when it comes to genera of the Hydraenidae. Many names come from Hydraena, but many of those are blends, not affixes or compounds, making it far more difficult to accurately trace their etymologies, as also many derive from other terms subsequently derived from Hydraena.

    See also

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