Where does “adrenalin” come from?

adrenalin (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin renalis, from Latin rēnēs, from Latin Laurentius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

adrenalin (Norwegian Nynorsk): adrenalin or adrenaline

Definitions

  1. adrenalin or adrenaline

Ancestry of “adrenalin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrenalisrelated to the kidneys; renal
2Latinrēnēs—
3LatinLaurentiusLaurence; Laurente
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ius →Every word from Proto-Italic -jōs →