Where does “adrenaline” come from?
Adrenaline comes from English adrenal, from Latin ad- and Latin -inus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, a suffix forming adjectives.
adrenaline (English): epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter
Definitions
- epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter
Ancestry of “adrenaline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 2 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 3 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 4 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 5 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |