Where does “hypermelatoninemia” come from?

hypermelatoninemia (English) comes from English melatonin, from English tone, from Middle English tone, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

hypermelatoninemia (English): The presence of excess melatonin in the blood

Definitions

  1. The presence of excess melatonin in the blood

Ancestry of “hypermelatoninemia”, step by step

hypermelatoninemia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English melatonin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmelatoninA hormone, related to serotonin, that is secreted...
2EnglishtoneA specific pitch; An interval of a major second;...
3Middle Englishtonethe one
4LatintonusThe stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;...
5Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
6Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
7Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via English hyper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhyperhyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tónos
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