hydrographer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English hydrography

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English hydrographer

From hydrography + -er.

Noun

hydrographer (plural hydrographers)

1. A scientist whose speciality is hydrography.

Synonyms

• hydrographist (dated, rare)