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Where does “psychoneuroendocrinological” come from?

psychoneuroendocrinological (English) comes from English psychoneuroendocrinology, from English endocrinology, from French endocrinologie, 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.

psychoneuroendocrinological (English): Of or pertaining to psychoneuroendocrinology

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to psychoneuroendocrinology

Ancestry of “psychoneuroendocrinological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpsychoneuroendocrinologyThe clinical study of hormone fluctuations and...
2EnglishendocrinologyThe study of the endocrine glands of the human...
3Frenchendocrinologieendocrinology
4Frenchendocrine—
5Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
6Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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