Etymology

metalloestrogen

M3E1T1A1L1L1O1E1S1T1R1O1G2E1N1

Today it means: Any of several metallic compounds that mimic the action of estrogen Full definition →

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

  1. Ancient Greekμέτᾰλλον (métăllon)
  2. Englishmetallo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eysh₂-
  4. Ancient Greekοἶστρος (oîstros)
  5. Latinoestrus
  6. Englishestrus
  7. Englishestro-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  10. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  11. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  12. Englishestrogen
  13. English todaymetalloestrogen

From metallo- + estrogen.

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