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

  1. The abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a...

Ancestry of “hydrops”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὕδρωψedema
2Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
3Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *údōr →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ →