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Where does “hepatopetal” come from?

hepatopetal (English) comes from English petal, from Latin petalum, from Ancient Greek πέταλον, from Ancient Greek πέταλος, from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos.

hepatopetal (English): Towards the interior of the liver

Definitions

  1. Towards the interior of the liver

Ancestry of “hepatopetal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpetalOne of the component parts of the corolla of a...
2Latinpetalumpetal
3Ancient Greekπέταλονinflection of πέταλος : ## masculine accusative...
4Ancient Greekπέταλοςbroad, flat
5Proto-Hellenic*pétalos—
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