Etymology

hypophysial

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the hypophysis (the pituitary gland). Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English hypophysis ← Ancient Greek ὑπόφυσις (hupóphusis)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekὑπό (hupó)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  5. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  6. Ancient Greekφύσις (phúsis)
  7. Ancient Greekὑπόφυσις (hupóphusis)
  8. Englishhypophysis
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. English todayhypophysial

From hypophysis + -al.

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