Where does “endocrinic” come from?

endocrinic (Romanian) comes from Romanian endocrin, 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.

endocrinic (Romanian): endocrine

Definitions

  1. endocrine

Ancestry of “endocrinic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianendocrinendocrine
2Frenchendocrine—
3Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
4Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →