Where does “splenopancreas” come from?
splenopancreas (English) comes from English pancreas, from Latin pancreas, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας, from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs — to speak, to sound out.
splenopancreas (English): The conjoined spleen and pancreas in most snakes
Definitions
- The conjoined spleen and pancreas in most snakes
Ancestry of “splenopancreas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pancreas | A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid... |
| 2 | Latin | pancreas | pancreas |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πάγκρεας | pancreas, sweetbread |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |