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Where does “hépatite” come from?

hépatite (French) comes from Latin hēpatītis, from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ, from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

hépatite (French): hepatitis

Definitions

  1. hepatitis

Ancestry of “hépatite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhēpatītis—
2Ancient Greekἧπαρliver
3Proto-Helleniceyékʷər—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver

Words derived from “hépatite”

  • hepatit
  • هپاتیت
  • هپاتیت ب
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