Where does “polyendocrine” come from?

polyendocrine (English) comes from English endocrine, from French endocrine, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

polyendocrine (English): Of or pertaining to multiple endocrine glands

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to multiple endocrine glands

Ancestry of “polyendocrine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishendocrineProducing internal secretions that are...
2Frenchendocrine—
3Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
4Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō →