English → Latin
“dropsy” in Latin
The English word dropsy itself goes back to Latin hydrōps.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dropsy s.
Hydrops (Cels., H.); hydropisis (Plin.); aqua intercus (Cic.); aquae subter cutem fusae morbus (Plin., 7, 18, 17); aqua intercus or inter cutem (the latter, Greek, ὕδωρ ὑπὸ σαρκί, Cels., 2, 8, p. 76, Bip.): languor aquosus (poetical). To have the dropsy [Vid: “to become DROPSYCAL”]. To die of the dropsy, aquae intercutis morbo decedere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dropsy?
- The usual Latin words for “dropsy” are hydrōpĭsis, hydrōps. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.