dropsy的词源

英文词源

dropsy (n.)

late 13c., a shortening of Middle English ydropsy, from Old French idropsie, from Latin hydropsis, from Greek hydrops (genitive hydropos) "dropsy," from hydor "water" (see water (n.1)).

中文词源

dropsy：水肿

缩写自希腊语hydrops, 水肿，词源同hydrogen,hydrate.

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：dropsy 词源，dropsy 含义。