Etymology

thyrotrope

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Today it means: An endocrine cell in the anterior pituitary which produces thyroid-stimulating hormone in response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone. Full definition →

Latin tropus ← Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos) ← Proto-Indo-European *trep-
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  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. Proto-Indo-European*trep-
  14. Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
  15. Ancient Greekτρόπος (trópos)
  16. Latintropus
  17. English todaythyrotrope

From thyro- + -trope.

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