Where does “pituitary” come from?

Pituitary derives from Latin pituitarius, from Latin pituita, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European peyH-, referring to bodily fluid or phlegm.

pituitary (English): Of or relating to the pituitary gland; Mucous;...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the pituitary gland; Mucous;...

Ancestry of “pituitary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpituitariusmucous
2Latinpītuītamucus, phlegm

Words derived from “pituitary”

Every word from Latin pītuīta →Every word from Latin pituitarius →