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Where does “liver” come from?

Liver comes from English live, Chinese 兒, Old French -er, Latin -are, Latin -are, Latin -arius, Latin -arius, and Proto-Italic -os.

liver (English): A large organ in the body that stores and...

Definitions

  1. A large organ in the body that stores and...

Ancestry of “liver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishliver—
2Middle Englishlive—

Words derived from “liver”

  • livered
  • liverish
  • livering
  • hemiliver
  • liverishness
  • liverless
  • liverlike
  • liverleaf
  • livermush
  • nonliver
  • liverloaf
  • liva
  • liba
  • liba
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