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
menotropin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gonadotropin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gonadotropin | Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by... |
| 2 | English | gonadotrope | A basophil that produces gonadotropin |
| 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 | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English menopausal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | menopausal | Of, or pertaining to the menopause |
| 2 | English | menopause | The period in a woman's life when menstruation... |
| 3 | French | ménopause | menopause |
| 4 | French | -pause | pause |
| 5 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |