myEtymology.com: English etymology of endocrinology

Etymology of the English word endocrinology

the English word endocrinology

derived from the English word endocrine

derived from the Greek word krinein, κρίνω (to separate)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *krei-

using the English prefix endo-

derived from the Greek prefix endo-, ἐνδο-

derived from the Greek word endon, ἔνδον (within)

using the English suffix -crine

using the English suffix -logy

Word found in Modern English