Where does “esplín” come from?

esplín (Spanish) comes from English spleen, from Middle English splene, from Old French esplein, from Latin splēn, from Ancient Greek σπλήν, from Ancient Greek σπληχ-.

esplín (Spanish): spleen; melancholy

Definitions

  1. spleen; melancholy

Ancestry of “esplín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspleenIn vertebrates, including humans, a ductless...
2Middle Englishsplene—
3Old Frenchesplein—
4Latinsplēnspleen, milt
5Ancient Greekσπλήνmilt, spleen
6Ancient Greekσπληχ-—
Every word from Ancient Greek σπληχ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπλήν →Every word from Latin splēn →