Where does “glucagon” come from?

glucagon (English) comes from English gluco-, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

glucagon (English): A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that...

Definitions

  1. A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that...

Ancestry of “glucagon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgluco-sweetness; glucose
2Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
3Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

Words derived from “glucagon”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύς →Every word from English gluco- →