Where does “hepatitis” come from?

hepatitis (Catalan) comes from Latin hēpatītis, from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ, from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

hepatitis (Catalan): hepatitis

Definitions

  1. hepatitis

Ancestry of “hepatitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhēpatītis—
2Ancient Greekἧπαρliver
3Proto-Helleniceyékʷər—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər →Every word from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ →
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