Where does “splin” come from?
splin (Tok Pisin) comes from English spleen, from Middle English splene, from Old French esplein, from Latin splēn, from Ancient Greek σπλήν, from Ancient Greek σπληχ-.
splin (Tok Pisin): spleen
Ancestry of “splin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spleen | In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless... |
| 2 | Middle English | splene | — |
| 3 | Old French | esplein | — |
| 4 | Latin | splēn | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπλήν | milt, spleen |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπληχ- | — |