Where does “enterohepatic” come from?

enterohepatic (English) comes from English hepatic, from Old French hepatique, from Latin hepaticus, from Ancient Greek ἡπατικός, from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ, from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

enterohepatic (English): Of or pertaining to both the liver and the...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to both the liver and the...

Ancestry of “enterohepatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhepaticOf or relating to the liver; Acting on or...
2Old Frenchhepatique
3Latinhepaticusof or pertaining to the liver; liver-colored
4Ancient Greekἡπατικόςof the liver; related to the liver
5Ancient Greekἧπαρliver
6Proto-Helleniceyékʷər
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥Every word from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷərEvery word from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ
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