Where does “antihydropic” come from?

antihydropic (English) comes from English hydropic, from Middle English ydropik, from Old French ydropique, from Latin hydropicus, from Ancient Greek ὑδρωπικός, from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr — water.

antihydropic (English): Countering dropsy; A remedy for dropsy

Definitions

  1. Countering dropsy; A remedy for dropsy

Ancestry of “antihydropic”, step by step

antihydropic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hydropic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhydropicdropsical; pertaining to or suffering from...
2Middle Englishydropik
3Old Frenchydropique
4Latinhydropicusdropsical
5Ancient Greekὑδρωπικός
6Ancient Greekὕδρωψedema
7Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
8Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *údōrEvery word from Ancient Greek ὕδωρEvery word from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ
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