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Where does “hydropic” come from?

hydropic (English) comes 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.

hydropic (English): dropsical; pertaining to or suffering from...

Definitions

  1. dropsical; pertaining to or suffering from...

Ancestry of “hydropic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishydropik—
2Old Frenchydropique—
3Latinhydropicusdropsical
4Ancient Greekὑδρωπικός—
5Ancient Greekὕδρωψedema
6Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
7Proto-Hellenic*údōr—

Words derived from “hydropic”

  • antihydropic
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