myEtymology.com: English etymology of serotonergic

Etymology of the English word serotonergic

the English word serotonergic

derived from the English word serotonin

using the English prefix sero-

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 suffix -ergic

Word found in Modern English