myEtymology.com: English etymology of calcitonin

Etymology of the English word calcitonin

the English word calcitonin

derived from the English word tone

derived from the Latin word tonus (tone, degree of light, shade; tone, pitch, note)

derived from the Medieval Greek word tonos, τόνος

derived from the Greek word teino, τείνω

using the English suffix -in

using the English prefix calci-

derived from the Latin word calx (lime; heel; spur; pad; lead vial, bottle, jar; limestone, lime; chalk)

derived from the Greek word chalix, χάλιξ (pebble, gravel, stone; lime)

derived from the Greek word khalix

using the English suffix -in

The earliest known usage of calcitonin in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English