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Where does “ydropyk” come from?

ydropyk (Middle English) comes from Old French ydropique, from Latin hydropicus, from Ancient Greek ὑδρωπικός, from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr.

Ancestry of “ydropyk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchydropique—
2Latinhydropicusdropsical
3Ancient Greekὑδρωπικός—
4Ancient Greekὕδρωψedema
5Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
6Proto-Hellenic*údōr—

Words derived from “ydropyk”

  • hydropic
  • antihydropic
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