hydrus

hydrus 

‘a fabulous water-snake or sea-serpent’

Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:

    Lat. hydrus < Gk. hydros ‘water-snake’ < hydor ‘water’ < haid < wed- < Tamil utakam

 

English words derived from Tamil utakam connoting 'water'

vodka

water

kirsch-wasser

wash

wet

whiskey

winter

abound

redound

surround

otter

inundate

inundation

redundant

undine

undulant

undulate

undulation 

anhydrous

carbohydrate

hydra

hydrangea

hydrant

hydrargyrum

hydrate

hydraulic

hydro

hydro-electric

hydrofoil

hydrology

hydrostatic

hydrotherapy

hydrothermal

hydrogen

hydrophobia

hydrous

hydrus

clepsydra

dropsy

nutria