gonadotrophic

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What does gonadotrophic mean?

Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads

Where does gonadotrophic come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) New Latin gonadēsbor. English gonad Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English gonado- Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō) ▲ Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek τροφῐκός (trophĭkós)der. English -trophic English gonadotrophic From gonado- + -trophic.

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