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

  1. former name for liverworts

Ancestry of “Hepaticae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualHepaticaThe liverworts, taxonomically treated either as
2Ancient Greekἡπατικόςof the liver; related to the liver
3Ancient Greekἧπαρliver
4Proto-Helleniceyékʷər—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver

Words derived from “Hepaticae”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər →Every word from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ →