noun, masculine/ˈbaθo/plural: bazos
spleen
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *Hyékʷr̥ Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek ἧπατιον (hêpation)der. Vulgar Latin *hepatium? Proto-Indo-European *bodyos? Latin badiusder.? Spanish bazo Cognate with Portuguese baço, but uncertain origin. Probably either: * From Vulgar Latin *hepatium, from Ancient Greek ἧπατιον (hêpation), from ἧπα