English
hydropic
Hydropic comes from Latin hydropicus ‘dropsical’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ ‘edema’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕδρωψ‘edema’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑδρωπικόςhudrōpikós
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhydropicus‘dropsical’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ydropique
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ydropik
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1631hydropic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕδρωψ‘edema’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑδρωπικόςhudrōpikós
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhydropicus‘dropsical’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ydropique
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ydropik
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1631hydropic
Earliest quotation: a. 1631, John Donne, A nocturnall upon S. Lucies day: “The worlds whole sap is sunke: / The generall…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ
Today it means
adj Dropsical; pertaining to or suffering from dropsy (edema).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ / hydropic