Etymology

postestrogenization

Today it means: Following estrogenization Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eysh₂-
  8. Ancient Greekοἶστρος (oîstros)
  9. Latinoestrus
  10. Englishestrus
  11. Englishestro-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  14. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  15. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  16. Englishestrogen
  17. Englishestrogenization
  18. English todaypostestrogenization

From post- + estrogenization.

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