Where does “splenetic” come from?

Splenetic comes from Middle English splenetic, from Latin spleneticus, from Ancient Greek σπληνετικός, derived from σπλήν meaning the organ of the spleen.

splenetic (English): Bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful,...

Definitions

Bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful,...

Ancestry of “splenetic”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	spleneticus	affected with spleen; splenetic
2	Latin	splēn	spleen, milt
3	Ancient Greek	σπλήν	milt, spleen
4	Ancient Greek	σπληχ-	—

Words derived from “splenetic”

splenetically
antisplenetic
perisplenetic

Every word from Ancient Greek σπληχ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπλήν →Every word from Latin splēn →