intrahepatic
/ˌɪntɹəhəˈpætɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.65 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Within the liver.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- 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 intrahepatic From intra- + hepatic.