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