Where does “lactotroph” come from?
lactotroph (English) comes from English -troph, from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.
lactotroph (English): A cell in the pituitary gland which produce...
Definitions
- A cell in the pituitary gland which produce...
Ancestry of “lactotroph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -troph | Forming nouns denoting members of classes of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τροφή | nourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρέφω | to thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tʰrépʰō | — |
Words derived from “lactotroph”