myEtymology.com: English etymology of somatostatin

Etymology of the English word somatostatin

the English word somatostatin

using the English suffix -stat

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 somatostatin in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English