Where does “bacento” come from?

bacento (Galician) comes from Galician bazo, from Old Portuguese baço, from Latin hepatium, from Ancient Greek ἡπάτιον, from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ, from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

bacento (Galician): phlegmatic

Definitions

  1. phlegmatic

Ancestry of “bacento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianbazospleen
2Old Portuguesebaço
3Latinhepatium
4Ancient Greekἡπάτιον
5Ancient Greekἧπαρliver
6Proto-Helleniceyékʷər
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥