English
anabolic
Anabolic comes from Ancient Greek βάλλω ‘I throw’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷelH-‘to hit by throwing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷl̥-ne-h₁-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gʷəlnōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβάλλωbállō‘I throw’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018anabolic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷelH-‘to hit by throwing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷl̥-ne-h₁-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gʷəlnōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβάλλωbállō‘I throw’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018anabolic
Earliest quotation: 2018, James Roland, What is Hypergonadism?: “Men may also have fertility challenges, especially if their…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to hit by throwing’
ball, quail, quill, quell, obelisk, pul, 64 more
through Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
symbolic, ballistic, ballista, symbolist, 35 more
through Ancient Greek βάλλω ‘I throw’
problem, devil, symbol, emblem, parable, metabolic, hyperbolic, embolism, parabolic, metabolize, hyperbola, 34 more
Today it means
adj Of or relating to anabolism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- / anabolic