Where does “Hepaticae” come from?
Hepaticae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Hepatica, from Ancient Greek ἡπατικός, from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ, from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.
Hepaticae (Translingual): former name for liverworts
Definitions
- former name for liverworts
Ancestry of “Hepaticae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Hepatica | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἡπατικός | of the liver; related to the liver |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἧπαρ | liver |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | eyékʷər | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyékʷr̥ | liver |
Words derived from “Hepaticae”