Etymology

gonadotropic

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Today it means: That stimulates, or promotes the growth of the gonads Full definition →

Ancient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *trep- ← 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-Indo-European*trep-
  10. Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
  11. Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
  12. Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
  13. English todaygonadotropic

From gonado- + -tropic.

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