Where does “hypergonadotropinemia” come from?
hypergonadotropinemia (English) comes from English gonadotropinemia, from English gonadotropin, from English gonadotrope, from English -trope, from Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή.
hypergonadotropinemia (English): The presence of an excessive amount of gonadotropin in the blood
Definitions
- The presence of an excessive amount of gonadotropin in the blood
Ancestry of “hypergonadotropinemia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gonadotropinemia | The presence of gonadotropin in the blood |
| 2 | English | gonadotropin | Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by... |
| 3 | English | gonadotrope | A basophil that produces gonadotropin |
| 4 | English | -trope | something that turns, affects, changes, responds,... |
| 5 | Latin | tropus | a figurative use of a word, a trope; a way of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |