Where does “gonadotropin” come from?
gonadotropin (English) comes from English gonadotrope, from English -trope, from Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
gonadotropin (English): Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by...
Definitions
- Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by...
Ancestry of “gonadotropin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gonadotrope | — |
| 2 | English | -trope | something that turns, affects, changes, responds,... |
| 3 | Latin | tropus | a figurative use of a word, a trope; a way of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “gonadotropin”