Where does “hepatitis” come from?

Hepatitis comes from Latin hepatitis, derived from Latin hepar, from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ meaning liver, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- meaning to observe or perceive.

hepatitis (English): Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a...

Definitions

  1. Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a...

Ancestry of “hepatitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhēpatītis—
2Ancient Greekἧπαρliver
3Proto-Helleniceyékʷər—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver

Words derived from “hepatitis”

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