Where does “ydropsy” come from?

ydropsy (Middle English) comes from Old French ydropisie, from Late Latin hydropisia, from Latin hydropisis, from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr — water.

Ancestry of “ydropsy”, step by step

ydropsy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French ydropisie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchydropisieswelling of the abdomen due to serum
2Late Latinhydropisia
3Latinhydropisis
4Ancient Greekὕδρωψedema
5Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
6Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater

via Old French idropsie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchidropsie
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *údōrEvery word from Ancient Greek ὕδωρEvery word from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ