Etymology of the English word hormone
the English word
hormonederived from the Greek word
hormaein, ὁρμάω (to excite)
derived from the Greek word
hormon, ὁρμῶν
derived from the Greek word
horman, ὁρμᾶν
derived from the Greek word
horme, ὁρμή (a violent impulse; onset)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*er-Date
The earliest known usage of hormone in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
neurohormone,
phytohormone,
prohormone,
ecdysoneCognates
Dutch
hormoon, French
hormone, German
Hormon, Icelandic
hormón, Swedish
hormonUsage
Word found in Modern English
