Where does “neuropituitary” come from?

neuropituitary (English) comes from English pituitary, from Latin pituitarius, from Latin pītuīta — mucus, phlegm.

neuropituitary (English): neural and pituitary

Definitions

  1. neural and pituitary

Ancestry of “neuropituitary”, step by step

neuropituitary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pituitary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpituitaryOf or relating to the pituitary gland; Mucous;...
2Latinpituitariusmucous
3Latinpītuītamucus, phlegm

via English neuro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneuroNeurologist; Neurology
Every word from Latin pītuīta →Every word from Latin pituitarius →Every word from English pituitary →