Where does “hormonome” come from?
hormonome (English) comes from English hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμή, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
hormonome (English): All the hormones in an organism
Definitions
- All the hormones in an organism
Ancestry of “hormonome”, step by step
hormonome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hormone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | hormone | Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὁρμή | violent pressure, assault, force; first... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via English ome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ome | The totality of a certain type of biological entity in an organism etc., e.g. the genome or proteome |
| 2 | Lombard | Óme | — |