Where does “splenetico” come from?
splenetico (Italian) comes from Late Latin spleneticus, from Latin splēn, from Ancient Greek σπλήν, from Ancient Greek σπληχ-.
splenetico (Italian): splenetic
Ancestry of “splenetico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | spleneticus | affected with spleen; splenetic |
| 2 | Latin | splēn | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπλήν | milt, spleen |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπληχ- | — |