Where does “sopraepatico” come from?

sopraepatico (Italian) comes from Italian epatico, from Latin hepaticus, from Ancient Greek ἡπατικός, from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ, from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

sopraepatico (Italian): suprahepatic

Definitions

  1. suprahepatic

Ancestry of “sopraepatico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianepaticohepatic, liver
2Latinhepaticusof or pertaining to the liver; liver-colored
3Ancient Greekἡπατικόςof the liver; related to the liver
4Ancient Greekἧπαρliver
5Proto-Helleniceyékʷər
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥