Etymology

hormonal

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Today it means: Pertaining to hormones. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English hormone ← Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekὁρμή (hormḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekὁρμῶν (hormôn)
  3. Englishhormone
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. English todayhormonal

From hormone + -al.

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