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Where does “hydropisia” come from?

hydropisia (Late Latin) comes from Latin hydropisis, from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr.

Ancestry of “hydropisia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhydropisis—
2Ancient Greekὕδρωψedema
3Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
4Proto-Hellenic*údōr—

Words derived from “hydropisia”

  • dropsy
  • dropsical
  • dropsied
  • dropsically
  • ydropsy
  • ydropisie
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