Where does “inhibin” come from?
inhibin (English) comes from English inhibit, from Latin inhibitus, from Latin inhibeō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
inhibin (English): A peptide hormone, secreted by the gonads, which...
Definitions
- A peptide hormone, secreted by the gonads, which...
Ancestry of “inhibin”, step by step
inhibin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inhibit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inhibit | To hold in or hold back; to keep in check;... |
| 2 | Latin | inhibitus | restrained, inhibited |
| 3 | Latin | inhibeō | to lay hold of, keep back, restrain, curb, check, stop |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |