Etymology

noradrenaline

N1O1R1A1D2R1E1N1A1L1I1N1E1

Today it means: Synonym of norepinephrine. Full definition →

English adrenaline ← Late Latin rēnāli ← Latin rēn
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  4. Ancient Greekγιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)
  5. Ancient Greekγνώμων (gnṓmōn)
  6. Latinnorma
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Latinnōrmālis
  10. Englishnormal
  11. Englishnor-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  13. Proto-Italic*ad
  14. Proto-Italic*ad-
  15. Latinad-
  16. Englishad-
  17. Latinrēn
  18. Late Latinrēnāli
  19. Englishrenal
  20. Englishadrenal
  21. Englishadrenaline
  22. English todaynoradrenaline

From nor- + adrenaline.

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