Where does “endocrinosis” come from?

endocrinosis (English) comes from English endocrine, 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.

endocrinosis (English): disease of the endocrine system

Definitions

  1. disease of the endocrine system

Ancestry of “endocrinosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishendocrineProducing internal secretions that are...
2Frenchendocrine
3Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
4Proto-Hellenickríňňō
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-
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