Etymology

gonadotrophic

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads Full definition →

Ancient Greek τροφῐκός (trophĭkós) ← Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō ← English gonado-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵíǵn̥h₁eti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gígnomai
  4. Ancient Greekγίγνομαι (gígnomai)
  5. Ancient Greekγονή (gonḗ)
  6. New Latingonadēs
  7. Englishgonad
  8. Englishgonado-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrépʰō
  10. Ancient Greekτρέφω (tréphō)
  11. Ancient Greekτροφή (trophḗ)
  12. Ancient Greekτροφῐκός (trophĭkós)
  13. English todaygonadotrophic

From gonado- + -trophic.

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