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

splen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French esplen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesplenspleen
2Latinsplēnspleen, milt
3Ancient Greekσπλήνmilt, spleen
4Ancient Greekσπληχ-—

via Old French esplein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesplein—

via Anglo-Norman espleen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanespleen—
Every word from Ancient Greek σπληχ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπλήν →Every word from Latin splēn →