Etymology of the English word serotonin
the English word
serotoninusing the English prefix
sero-derived from the English word
tonederived 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
-inusing the English suffix
-inDerivations in English
melatonin,
serotonergicUsage
Word found in Modern English
