Where does “spleneticus” come from?

spleneticus (Latin) comes from Latin splēn, from Ancient Greek σπλήν, from Ancient Greek σπληχ-.

spleneticus (Latin): affected with spleen; splenetic

Definitions

  1. affected with spleen; splenetic

Ancestry of “spleneticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsplēnspleen, milt
2Ancient Greekσπλήνmilt, spleen
3Ancient Greekσπληχ-
Every word from Ancient Greek σπληχ-Every word from Ancient Greek σπλήνEvery word from Latin splēn
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