dropsical

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔́δρωψ (hŭ́drōps)bor.

Latin hydrōps

Late Latin hydropisiader.

Old French ydropisiebor.

Middle English idropesie

English dropsy

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

Middle English -ical

English -ical

English dropsical

From dropsy + -ical.

dropsical (comparative more dropsical, superlative most dropsical)

Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dropsy (edema).
- 1980, John Updike, Rabbit is Rich:
  Mrs Springer on her painful dropsical legs comes down talking.

relating to water collecting in body cavities and tissues