LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

hēpaticus

hēpaticus (feminine hēpatica, neuter hēpaticum)
Classical[heːˈpa.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈpaː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the liver
  2. adjectiveliver-colored

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehēpaticushēpaticahēpaticum
genitivehēpaticīhēpaticaehēpaticī
dativehēpaticōhēpaticaehēpaticō
accusativehēpaticumhēpaticamhēpaticum
ablativehēpaticōhēpaticāhēpaticō
vocativehēpaticehēpaticahēpaticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehēpaticīhēpaticaehēpatica
genitivehēpaticōrumhēpaticārumhēpaticōrum
dativehēpaticīshēpaticīshēpaticīs
accusativehēpaticōshēpaticāshēpatica
ablativehēpaticīshēpaticīshēpaticīs
vocativehēpaticīhēpaticaehēpatica

hēpătĭcus, i, m., = ἡπατικός,
I. belonging to the liver: morbus, Isid. 4, 7, 21.— Plur. as subst.: hēpătĭci, ōrum, they who have the liver-complaint, Plin. 27, 12, 105, § 130 (in Cels. 4, 8, written as Greek).—
II. Liver-colored: aloë, Pall. 11, 14, 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yókʷr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*yêkʷər
  4. Ancient Greek ἧπαρ(hêpar)
  5. Ancient Greek -κός(-kós)
  6. Ancient Greek -ικός(-ikós)
  7. Latinhēpaticus

Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós)bor. Latin hepaticus From Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós), from ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”).

Descendants
  • Catalanhepàtic
  • Englishhepatic
  • Frenchhépatique
  • Italianepatico
  • Portuguesehepático
  • Romanianhepatic
  • Spanishhepático

In English words that came into English from hēpaticus

  • hepatichēpaticus

Quick answers

What does hēpaticus mean in Latin?
hēpaticus, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to the liver; liver-colored”.
How do you pronounce hēpaticus?
In classical Latin, [heːˈpa.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈpaː.ti.kus].
Where does hēpaticus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *yókʷr̥ → Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər → Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar) → Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) → Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) → Latin hēpaticus.