While amusing, it seems that the liver is its own word in both the old English and Germanic origins, and even going back to the older proto-Indo-European languages, but some sources link it to the words “to stick” and even fat/grease.
Curious that current Latin languages like Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese did NOT take the latin or greek words for liver (iecur and hēpar).
The modern words (hígado, foie, fegato, fígado) all derive from fig - or more specifically from “fig-stuffed liver” (ficatum iecur), which I’ll assume was a highly appreciated delicacy…
While amusing, it seems that the liver is its own word in both the old English and Germanic origins, and even going back to the older proto-Indo-European languages, but some sources link it to the words “to stick” and even fat/grease.
Curious that current Latin languages like Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese did NOT take the latin or greek words for liver (iecur and hēpar).
The modern words (hígado, foie, fegato, fígado) all derive from fig - or more specifically from “fig-stuffed liver” (ficatum iecur), which I’ll assume was a highly appreciated delicacy…