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Where does “gastrinoma” come from?

gastrinoma (English) comes from English gastrin, from English -ín, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

gastrinoma (English): A tumour that secretes gastrin

Definitions

  1. A tumour that secretes gastrin

Ancestry of “gastrinoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgastrinA hormone that stimulates the production of...
2English-ín—
3EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
4Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
5Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
6Proto-West Germanic*in—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →