The story
- Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
- Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
- Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
- Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
- Ancient Greekσῶμᾰ (sômă)
- Englishsomato-
- Proto-Indo-European*trep-
- Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
- Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
- Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
- Englishsomatotropin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
- Latinlaxus
- Latinlaxō
- Vulgar Latin*laxicāre
- Vulgar Latin*lassicāre
- Old Frenchlaschier
- Old Frenchrelaschier
- Old Frenchrelaisser
- Middle Englishrelesen
- Englishrelease
- English todaysomatorelin
From somato(tropin) + -relin (“pituitary hormone release–stimulating peptide”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.