Where does “hydrops” come from?
Hydrops comes from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ, derived from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ meaning water, which traces through Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ to the root wed- and ultimately wey-.
hydrops (English): The abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a...
Definitions
- The abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a...
Ancestry of “hydrops”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὕδρωψ | edema |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὕδωρ | water; rainwater, rain; sweat |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *údōr | — |