Etymology

hypoestrogenism

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Today it means: estrogen deficiency Full definition →

English estrogen ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eysh₂-
  6. Ancient Greekοἶστρος (oîstros)
  7. Latinoestrus
  8. Englishestrus
  9. Englishestro-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  12. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  13. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  14. Englishestrogen
  15. English todayhypoestrogenism

From hypo- + estrogen + -ism.

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