Etymology of the English word phytohormone
the English word
phytohormonederived from 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-using the English prefix
phyto-Usage
Word found in Modern English