Etymology

protirelin

P3R1O1T1I1R1E1L1I1N1

Today it means: Thyrotropin-releasing hormone. Full definition →

English release ← Middle English relesen ← Old French relaisser
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
  5. GermanPyrro
  6. Englishpyrrole
  7. Englishpyrrolidine
  8. Englishproline
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  10. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  11. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  12. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  15. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  16. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  17. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  18. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  19. Englishthyroid
  20. Englishthyro-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*trep-
  22. Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
  23. Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
  24. Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
  25. Englishthyrotropin
  26. Proto-Italic*wre-
  27. Latinre-
  28. Old Frenchre-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
  31. Latinlaxus
  32. Latinlaxō
  33. Vulgar Latin*laxicāre
  34. Vulgar Latin*lassicāre
  35. Old Frenchlaschier
  36. Old Frenchrelaschier
  37. Old Frenchrelaisser
  38. Middle Englishrelesen
  39. Englishrelease
  40. English todayprotirelin

From Translingual Pro + English -tirelin (“thyrotropin releasing hormone analog”).

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