prefix
Meaning 1
Pertaining to the liver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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hepato-
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekw- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *Hyékwr̥ Proto-Hellenic *yêkwər Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)der. English hepato- From Ancient Greek ἠπᾰτ- (ēpăt-), the stem of ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr, “liver”); compare hepar.