Etymology

prohormone

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Today it means: A substance that is a precursor to a hormone, usually having minimal hormonal effect by itself Full definition →

English hormone ← Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn) ← Proto-Indo-European *pró
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Englishpro-
  6. Ancient Greekὁρμή (hormḗ)
  7. Ancient Greekὁρμῶν (hormôn)
  8. Englishhormone
  9. English todayprohormone

From pro- + hormone.

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