Etymology of the English word vitellogenic
the English word
vitellogenicderived from the English word
vitellusderived from the Latin word
vitellus (yolk of egg; little calf; yolk, yolk of egg)
derived from the Latin word
vitulus (calf)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wet-using the English suffix
-genicDate
The earliest known usage of vitellogenic in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
