myEtymology.com: English etymology of somatomedin

Etymology of the English word somatomedin

the English word somatomedin

derived from the English word intermediary

derived from the French word intermédiaire

derived from the Late Latin word intermedius (intermediate)

derived from the New Latin word medium (middle, center; medium)

derived from the Latin word medius (middle; mediator; one who stands in the middle, one who comes between; middle, middle of, mid)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *medhyo-

using the Latin prefix inter-

derived from the Latin word inter (between)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en

derived from the English word somatotropin

using the English suffix -in

using the English suffix -tropic

using the English prefix somato-

derived from the Greek word soma, σῶμα (body; the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *teuə-

derived from the Greek word soma

The earliest known usage of somatomedin in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English