hydropower

hydropower

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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-
Proto-Indo-European *pótis
Proto-Italic *potis
Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt
Proto-Italic *som
Proto-Italic *possom
Latin posseder.
Vulgar Latin potēre
Old French pooir
Anglo-Norman poerbor.
Middle English power
English power
English hydropower

    From hydro- + power.

    Noun

    hydropower (uncountable)

    1. hydroelectric power
      • 1979 April 12 [1979 February 13], “Liaoning Hydroelectricity”, in Translations on People's Republic of China, number 508, United States Joint Publications Research Service, sourced from Shenyang Liaoning Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →OCLC, Economic, page 42:
        The 16 small hydro-power stations run by Kuandian County provide 80 percent of the electricity for agricultural use in this county.

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