Etymology of the English word oxytocin
the English word
oxytocinusing the English suffix
-inderived from the English word
oxytocicusing the English suffix
-icderived from the Greek word
oxutokiaderived from the Greek word
tokos, τόκος (birth; interest on money loaned (as a produce))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tek-derived from the Late Greek word
oxus, ὀξύς (swift; keen; by analogy, rapid)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-Usage
Word found in Modern English
