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Where does “ἡπατικός” come from?

ἡπατικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ, from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

ἡπατικός (Ancient Greek): of the liver; related to the liver

Definitions

  1. of the liver; related to the liver

Ancestry of “ἡπατικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἧπαρliver
2Proto-Helleniceyékʷər—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver

Words derived from “ἡπατικός”

  • hepatic
  • intrahepatic
  • extrahepatic
  • enterohepatic
  • transhepatic
  • suprahepatic
  • subhepatic
  • hepatically
  • perihepatic
  • retrohepatic
  • prehepatic
  • infrahepatic
  • gastrohepatic
  • nonhepatic
  • anhepatic
  • posthepatic
  • hemihepatic
  • extrahepatically
  • transhepatically
  • cystohepatic
  • portohepatic
  • hepatical
  • hepaticological
  • hepaticologist
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