Where does “hepatitis” come from?

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

hepatitis (Danish): hepatitis

Definitions

  1. hepatitis

Ancestry of “hepatitis”, step by step

hepatitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἧπαρ

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

via Danish itis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishitis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər →Every word from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ →
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