Where does “hipofiză” come from?
hipofiză (Romanian) comes from French hypophyse, from Ancient Greek ὑπόφυσις, from Ancient Greek φύσις, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
hipofiză (Romanian): hypophysis
Definitions
- hypophysis
Ancestry of “hipofiză”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hypophyse | pituitary gland, hypophysis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὑπόφυσις | attachment underneath |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φύσις | origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |