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Where does “hepatizon” come from?

hepatizon (English) comes from Latin hēpatizon, from Ancient Greek ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον, from Ancient Greek ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων — liver-coloured.

hepatizon (English): A valuable metal alloy in antiquity, thought to...

Definitions

  1. A valuable metal alloy in antiquity, thought to...

Ancestry of “hepatizon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhēpatizon—
2Ancient Greekἡπᾰτῐ́ζον—
3Ancient Greekἡπᾰτῐ́ζωνliver-coloured
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