English
hydropical
Hydropical comes from Latin hydropicus ‘dropsical’, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ‘water’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wed-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wed-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wódr̥‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*údōr‘water’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕδωρhúdōr‘water’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑδρωπικός
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhydropicus‘dropsical’
- Englishearliest quotation 1658hydropical
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wed-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wódr̥‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*údōr‘water’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕδωρhúdōr‘water’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑδρωπικός
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhydropicus‘dropsical’
- Englishearliest quotation 1658hydropical
Earliest quotation: 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial: “In an Hydropicall body ten years buried in a…”
Formed from -al
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
wet, wash, und, abundance, abundant, surround, redundant, otter, vitriol, vitreous, inundate, undine, 43 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
through Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
hydrate, hydride, aldehyde, 14 more
through Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ‘water’
Today it means
adj Dropsical.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wed- / hydropical