Etymology

adenohypophysis

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Today it means: The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones that regulate many physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction. Full definition →

English hypophysis ← Ancient Greek ὑπόφυσις (hupóphusis) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekἀδήν (adḗn)
  2. Englishadeno-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  4. Ancient Greekὑπό (hupó)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  7. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  8. Ancient Greekφύσις (phúsis)
  9. Ancient Greekὑπόφυσις (hupóphusis)
  10. Englishhypophysis
  11. English todayadenohypophysis

From adeno- + hypophysis.

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