Where does “splenius” come from?

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

splenius (English): A broad muscle running up the top part of the...

Definitions

  1. A broad muscle running up the top part of the...

Ancestry of “splenius”, 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 →