Where does “splen” come from?
splen (Middle English) comes from Old French esplen, from Latin splēn, from Ancient Greek σπλήν, from Ancient Greek σπληχ-.
Ancestry of “splen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | esplen | spleen |
| 2 | Latin | splēn | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπλήν | milt, spleen |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπληχ- | — |
Words derived from “splen”