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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -pathic English hydropathic From hydro- + -pathic.
Meanings
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Relating to or offering hydropathy.
Only at weekends did a certain disadvantage appear in their site: although the season was drawing to a close and the grey hydropathic hotels along the promenades were emptying, the golf course was packed all day with Liverpool brokers playing foursomes.
1947, Malcolm Lowry, chapter 1, in Under the Volcano, New York: Reynal & Hitchcock:
- Relating to hydropathicity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more hydropathic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most hydropathic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (5)
es hidropático (relating to hydropathy) · bg водолечебен (relating to hydropathy) · ga hidreapaiteach (relating to hydropathy) · fr hydropathe (relating to hydropathy) · es hidroterápico (relating to hydropathy)