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Where does “hormonhaltig” come from?

hormonhaltig (German) comes from German Hormon, from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν, from Ancient Greek ὁρμάω, from Ancient Greek ὁρμή, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

hormonhaltig (German): Containing hormones

Definitions

  1. Containing hormones

Ancestry of “hormonhaltig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHormonhormone
2Ancient Greekὁρμῶν—
3Ancient GreekὁρμάωI set in motion, urge on
4Ancient Greekὁρμήviolent pressure, assault, force; first...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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