Where does “hepatitis” come from?
hepatitis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ, from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.
Ancestry of “hepatitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἧπαρ | liver |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | eyékʷər | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyékʷr̥ | liver |