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Where does “hepatites” come from?

hepatites (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἡπατίτης, from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ, from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

hepatites (Latin): A kind of precious stone

Definitions

  1. A kind of precious stone

Ancestry of “hepatites”, step by step

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