Where does “endocrine” come from?

Endocrine comes from Ancient Greek ἔνδον (within) and κρίνω (to separate), tracing through Proto-Hellenic éndon and Proto-Indo-European h₁én and krey-.

endocrine (English): Producing internal secretions that are...

Definitions

  1. Producing internal secretions that are...

Ancestry of “endocrine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchendocrine
2Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
3Proto-Hellenickríňňō
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “endocrine

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-