English
gastrin
Gastrin comes from Ancient Greek γαστήρ ‘paunch, belly, hollow, wide part’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγαστήρgastḗr‘paunch, belly, hollow, wide part’
- Englishtodaygastrin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγαστήρgastḗr‘paunch, belly, hollow, wide part’
- Englishtodaygastrin
Linked words
through Ancient Greek γρᾰ́ω ‘to gnaw, eat’
Today it means
noun A hormone that stimulates the production of gastric acid in the stomach
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek γαστήρ / gastrin