Where does “microsplanchnic” come from?
microsplanchnic (English) comes from English splanchnic, from New Latin splanchnicus, from Ancient Greek σπλαγχνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
microsplanchnic (English): Having an abnormally small trunk or torso
Definitions
- Having an abnormally small trunk or torso
Ancestry of “microsplanchnic”, step by step
microsplanchnic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English splanchnic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | splanchnic | Of, in, near or pertaining to the viscera or... |
| 2 | New Latin | splanchnicus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπλαγχνικός | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |