English

enterohormone

From entero- + hormone.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inside, within’

Ancient Greek ἔντερον ‘intestine’

Proto-Hellenic *hοrmā́

Ancient Greek ὁρμή ‘rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset,…’

Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν

Today it means

noun Any gastrointestinal hormone

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / enterohormone