fetge

Concepts

liver

Translations

foie

hígado

fegato

Leber

fígado

συκώτι

lever

ήπαρ

karaciğer

كبد

iecur

hepar

mêlak

cerg

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfe.d͡ʒə]

Etymology

Cognate with Occitan: fetge

Cognate with French: foie

Cognate with Spanish: hígado

In summary

Inherited from Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”) (compare Occitan fetge, French foie, Spanish hígado), ellipsis of Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver”). First attested in 1288.