Where does “subhepatic” come from?
subhepatic (English) comes from English sub, from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō.
subhepatic (English): Below the liver
Definitions
- Below the liver
Ancestry of “subhepatic”, step by step
subhepatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 2 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 3 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 4 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 5 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 6 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 7 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English hepatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hepatic | Of or relating to the liver; Acting on or... |
| 2 | Old French | hepatique | — |
| 3 | Latin | hepaticus | of or pertaining to the liver; liver-colored |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἡπατικός | of the liver; related to the liver |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἧπαρ | liver |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | eyékʷər | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyékʷr̥ | liver |