Where does “endorphin” come from?
Endorphin comes from French endorphine, blending French morphine with French -ine, from Ancient Greek μορφή meaning form, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning to produce or beget.
endorphin (English): Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the...
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- Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the...
Ancestry of “endorphin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | endorphine | endorphin |
| 2 | French | morphine | morphine |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |