waterborne en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English -borne English waterborne From water + -borne.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Transported or transmitted by water.
- (not-comparable) Floating on the water; afloat.