Where does “endocrinologic” come from?
endocrinologic (English) comes from English endocrinology, from French endocrinologie, from French endocrine, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
endocrinologic (English): Of or pertaining to endocrinology
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to endocrinology
Ancestry of “endocrinologic”, step by step
endocrinologic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English endocrinology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | endocrinology | The study of the endocrine glands of the human... |
| 2 | French | endocrinologie | endocrinology |
| 3 | French | endocrine | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
via French endocrinologique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | endocrinologique | endocrinological, endocrinologic |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |