Where does “Hepatitis” come from?

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

Hepatitis (German): hepatitis

Definitions

  1. hepatitis

Ancestry of “Hepatitis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Hepatitis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥Every word from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷərEvery word from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ
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