Where does “endocrin” come from?

endocrin (Romanian) comes from French endocrine, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

endocrin (Romanian): endocrine

Definitions

  1. endocrine

Ancestry of “endocrin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchendocrine
2Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
3Proto-Hellenickríňňō
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “endocrin

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-