Where does “menotropin” come from?
menotropin (English) comes from English gonadotropin, from English gonadotrope, from English -trope, from Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ.
menotropin (English): human menopausal gonadotropin; an active...
Definitions
- human menopausal gonadotropin; an active...
Ancestry of “menotropin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gonadotropin | Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by... |
| 2 | English | gonadotrope | — |
| 3 | English | -trope | something that turns, affects, changes, responds,... |
| 4 | Latin | tropus | a figurative use of a word, a trope; a way of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |