Where does “hepatosplenopathy” come from?

hepatosplenopathy (English) comes from English -pathy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

hepatosplenopathy (English): Any illness or affliction of both the liver and the spleen

Definitions

  1. Any illness or affliction of both the liver and the spleen

Ancestry of “hepatosplenopathy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-pathysuffering, feeling; Damage to, disease of, or...
2English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
3Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
4Old English-iġ-y, -ic
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ
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