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Where does “hypoleptinemic” come from?

hypoleptinemic (English) comes from English leptinemic, from English leptinemia, from English leptin, from English -ín, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

hypoleptinemic (English): Relating to hypoleptinemia

Definitions

  1. Relating to hypoleptinemia

Ancestry of “hypoleptinemic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleptinemicRelating to leptinemia
2EnglishleptinemiaThe presence of leptins in the bloodstream
3EnglishleptinA protein hormone produced in adipose tissue; it...
4English-ín—
5EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
6Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
7Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
8Proto-West Germanic*in—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →