Etymology

antidropsical

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Today it means: Preventing or counteracting dropsy. Full definition →

English dropsical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English idropesie
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  9. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  11. Ancient Greekῠ̔́δρωψ (hŭ́drōps)
  12. Latinhydrōps
  13. Late Latinhydropisia
  14. Old Frenchydropisie
  15. Middle Englishidropesie
  16. Englishdropsy
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Englishdropsical
  20. English todayantidropsical

From anti- + dropsical.

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