Etymograph

English

hepar

Hepar comes from Latin hepar ‘liver’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(H)yekʷ-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yókʷr̥‘liver’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*yêkʷər‘liver’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἧπαρhêpar‘liver’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhepar‘liver’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(H)yekʷ-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yókʷr̥‘liver’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*yêkʷər‘liver’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἧπαρhêpar‘liver’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhepar‘liver’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

The story

Cf. liver of antimony.

Linked words

through Ancient Greek ἧπαρ ‘liver’

hepatic, 7 more

through Latin hepar ‘liver’

hepatitis, 2 more

Today it means

noun liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown colour, sometimes used in medicine, formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalis (especially potassium).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- / hepar

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