myEtymology.com: English etymology of liverwort

Etymology of the English word liverwort

the English word liverwort

derived from the English word late

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *latas

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *le-

derived from the English word liver

derived from the Anglo-Saxon word lifer (liver)

derived from the English word life

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leip-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *liba-

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word wort

Word found in Modern English