Etymograph

English

splenoid

Splenoid comes from Ancient Greek σπλήν ‘spleen’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπλήν1splḗn‘spleen’
  2. Englishtodaysplenoid1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English splenoid

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπλήνWiktionary, English splenoidsplḗn‘spleen’
  2. EnglishtodaysplenoidWiktionary, English splenoid

Formed from oid

Linked words

through Ancient Greek σπλήν ‘spleen’

spleen, 9 more

Today it means

adj Of, related to, or resembling the spleen.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “splenoid”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek σπλήν / splenoid

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