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Where does “antisplenetic” come from?

antisplenetic (English) comes from English splenetic, from Late Latin spleneticus, from Latin splēn, from Ancient Greek σπλήν, from Ancient Greek σπληχ-.

antisplenetic (English): Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen;...

Definitions

  1. Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen;...

Ancestry of “antisplenetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspleneticBad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful,...
2Late Latinspleneticusaffected with spleen; splenetic
3Latinsplēn—
4Ancient Greekσπλήνmilt, spleen
5Ancient Greekσπληχ-—
Every word from Ancient Greek σπληχ- →