Etymology

neuroestrogen

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Today it means: Estrogen when synthesized in the brain. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eysh₂-
  7. Ancient Greekοἶστρος (oîstros)
  8. Latinoestrus
  9. Englishestrus
  10. Englishestro-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  13. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  14. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  15. Englishestrogen
  16. English todayneuroestrogen

From neuro- + estrogen.

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