Etymology

estrogenically

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Today it means: In estrogenic terms. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English estrogenic
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eysh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekοἶστρος (oîstros)
  3. Latinoestrus
  4. Englishestrus
  5. Englishestro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  8. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  9. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  10. Englishestrogen
  11. Englishestrogenic
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  15. Proto-Germanic*līką
  16. English todayestrogenically

From estrogenic + -ally.

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