subhepatic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *yókʷr̥ Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós)bor. Late Latin hepaticusder. Middle English epatik English hepatic English subhepatic From sub- + hepatic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Below the liver