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

Definitions

  1. spleen

Ancestry of “splin”, 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 →