Etymology

thyrocalcitonin

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English calcitonin ← Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) ← Proto-Hellenic *tónos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  3. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  4. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  10. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  11. Englishthyroid
  12. Englishthyro-
  13. Ancient Greekχᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.?
  14. Latincalx
  15. Englishcalcium
  16. Englishcalci-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*tónos
  19. Proto-Hellenic*tónos
  20. Ancient Greekτόνος (tónos)
  21. Ancient Greekτονῐκός (tonĭkós)
  22. Englishtonic
  23. Englishcalcitonin
  24. English todaythyrocalcitonin

From thyro- + calcitonin.

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