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Where does “thyroxine” come from?

thyroxine (English) comes from English thyr-, from English thyroid, from New Latin thyreoīdēs, from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

thyroxine (English): A hormone , produced by the thyroid gland, that...

Definitions

  1. A hormone , produced by the thyroid gland, that...

Ancestry of “thyroxine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishthyr-—
2EnglishthyroidOf, relating to, or being the thyroid gland; Of,...
3New Latinthyreoīdēs—
4Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής—
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “thyroxine”

  • levothyroxine
  • hypothyroxinemia
  • hyperthyroxinemia
  • dextrothyroxine
  • hyperthyroxinemic
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