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Where does “hepatobiliary” come from?

hepatobiliary (English) comes from English biliary, from French biliaire, from French bile, from Latin bīlis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

hepatobiliary (English): Of, pertaining to, or originating in the liver,...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or originating in the liver,...

Ancestry of “hepatobiliary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiliaryOf or pertaining to bile or the bile duct
2Frenchbiliairebiliary
3Frenchbilebile
4Latinbīlis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
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