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Where does “bazo” come from?

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

bazo (Spanish): spleen

Definitions

  1. spleen

Ancestry of “bazo”, step by step

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