Where does “adrenalism” come from?
adrenalism (English) comes from English adrenal, from English ad-, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
adrenalism (English): Excessive secretion of steroid hormones of the cortex of the suprarenal gland
Definitions
- Excessive secretion of steroid hormones of the cortex of the suprarenal gland
Ancestry of “adrenalism”, step by step
adrenalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English adrenal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adrenal | Pertaining to the adrenal glands or their... |
| 2 | English | ad- | near, at; toward, to, tendency, or addition |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |