Where does “hepatopancreas” come from?
hepatopancreas (English) comes from English pancreas, from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας, from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs — to speak, to sound out.
hepatopancreas (English): An organ of the digestive tract of arthropods and...
Definitions
- An organ of the digestive tract of arthropods and...
Ancestry of “hepatopancreas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pancreas | A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid... |
| 2 | Latin | pancreas | pancreas |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πάγκρεας | pancreas, sweetbread |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |