Where does “baço” come from?

baço (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin hepatium, from Ancient Greek ἡπάτιον, from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ, from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

Ancestry of “baço”, step by step

baço traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin hepatium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhepatium
2Ancient Greekἡπάτιον
3Ancient Greekἧπαρliver
4Proto-Helleniceyékʷər
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver

via Latin badius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbadiusreddish brown, chestnut colored, bay
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbodyosyellow

Words derived from “baço

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥