Etymology

undropsical

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Today it means: Not dropsical. Full definition →

English dropsical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English idropesie
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  10. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  12. Ancient Greekῠ̔́δρωψ (hŭ́drōps)
  13. Latinhydrōps
  14. Late Latinhydropisia
  15. Old Frenchydropisie
  16. Middle Englishidropesie
  17. Englishdropsy
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Englishdropsical
  21. English todayundropsical

From un- + dropsical.

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