Where does “hepatic” come from?

hepatic (Romanian) comes from Old French hepatique, from Latin hepaticus, from Ancient Greek ἡπατικός, from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ, from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

hepatic (Romanian): hepatic

Definitions

  1. hepatic

Ancestry of “hepatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhepatique—
2Latinhepaticusof or pertaining to the liver; liver-colored
3Ancient Greekἡπατικόςof the liver; related to the liver
4Ancient Greekἧπαρliver
5Proto-Helleniceyékʷər—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver

Words derived from “hepatic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər →Every word from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ →