Where does “性ホルモン” come from?

性ホルモン (Japanese) comes from Japanese ホルモン, 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.

性ホルモン (Japanese): sex hormone

Definitions

  1. sex hormone

Ancestry of “性ホルモン”, step by step

性ホルモン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese ホルモン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseホルモンhormone; offal, pig or cow entrails utilized as...
2GermanHormonhormone
3Ancient Greekὁρμῶν
4Ancient GreekὁρμάωI set in motion, urge on
5Ancient Greekὁρμήviolent pressure, assault, force; first...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesethe nature of something; sex, gender; gender
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Ancient Greek ὁρμάωEvery word from Ancient Greek ὁρμή