Etymology

suprahepatic

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Today it means: Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the liver Full definition →

English hepatic ← Middle English epatik ← Late Latin hepaticus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Proto-Italic*superos
  5. Proto-Italic*superād
  6. Old Latinsuprād
  7. Latinsuprā
  8. Latinsupra-
  9. Englishsupra-
  10. Ancient Greekἡπατικός (hēpatikós)
  11. Late Latinhepaticus
  12. Middle Englishepatik
  13. Englishhepatic
  14. English todaysuprahepatic

From supra- + hepatic.

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