Where does “splenium” come from?

splenium (English) comes from Latin splenium, from Ancient Greek σπληνίον, from Ancient Greek σπλήν, from Ancient Greek σπληχ-.

splenium (English): The thick posterior part of the corpus callosum...

Definitions

  1. The thick posterior part of the corpus callosum...

Ancestry of “splenium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinspleniumMiltwaste, spleenwort; A plaster or patch, for...
2Ancient Greekσπληνίονpad or compress of linen laid on a wound
3Ancient Greekσπλήνmilt, spleen
4Ancient Greekσπληχ-—
Every word from Ancient Greek σπληχ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπλήν →Every word from Ancient Greek σπληνίον →