Where does “hepatic” come from?

Hepatic comes from Old French hepatique, from Latin hepaticus, from Ancient Greek ἡπατικός, derived from ἧπαρ meaning liver, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- meaning to observe or examine.

hepatic (English): Of or relating to the liver; Acting on or...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the liver; Acting on or...

Ancestry of “hepatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhepatique—
2Latinhepaticusof or pertaining to the liver; liver-colored
3Ancient Greekἡπατικόςof the liver; related to the liver
4Ancient Greekἧπαρliver
5Proto-Helleniceyékʷər—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver

Words derived from “hepatic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər →Every word from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ →