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Where does “somatostatinoma” come from?

somatostatinoma (English) comes from English somatostatin, from English -statin, from English -ín, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

somatostatinoma (English): A malignant tumor of the delta cells of the...

Definitions

  1. A malignant tumor of the delta cells of the...

Ancestry of “somatostatinoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomatostatinA cyclopeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas,...
2English-statinUsed to form the names of statin drugs
3English-ín—
4EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
5Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
6Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
7Proto-West Germanic*in—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →