English word liver comes from Proto-Indo-European *lī-, and later Proto-Germanic *librō ((anatomy) liver.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *lī- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *leyp- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *librō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (anatomy) liver. |
| lifer | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Liver (interior organ). |
| liver | English (en) | Of the colour of liver (dark brown, tinted with red and gray). (anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.. (countable, uncountable) This organ, as taken from animals used as food.. A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver. |