Where does “splenomegaly” come from?

Splenomegaly comes from English -megaly (enlargement) combined with Ancient Greek σπλήν (spleen), from Ancient Greek σπλαχ- (entrails), from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s (large).

splenomegaly (English): An enlargement of the spleen

Definitions

  1. An enlargement of the spleen

Ancestry of “splenomegaly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-megalyenlargement
2Ancient Greekμεγάλοςmasculine singular nominative of μέγας
3Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

Words derived from “splenomegaly”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from English -megaly →