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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.

Ancestry of “ydropsy”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ydropsy”

  • dropsy
  • dropsical
  • dropsied
  • dropsically
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