Where does “prohormone” come from?

prohormone (English) comes from English hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμή, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

prohormone (English): A substance that is a precursor to a hormone,...

Definitions

  1. A substance that is a precursor to a hormone,...

Ancestry of “prohormone”, step by step

prohormone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hormone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhormoneAny substance produced by one tissue and conveyed...
2Ancient Greekὁρμήviolent pressure, assault, force; first...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via French hormone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhormonehormone
2Ancient Greekὁρμῶν—

Words derived from “prohormone”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →