English
thyrotrope
Thyrotrope comes from Latin tropus ‘a figurative use of a word, a trope’, from Ancient Greek τρόπος ‘a turn, way, manner, style’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trep-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trep-‘to turn’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρέπωtrépō‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτρόποςtrópos‘a turn, way, manner, style’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtropus‘a figurative use of a word, a trope’
- Englishtodaythyrotrope
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trep-‘to turn’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρέπωtrépō‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτρόποςtrópos‘a turn, way, manner, style’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtropus‘a figurative use of a word, a trope’
- Englishtodaythyrotrope
A compound of thyro- + -trope
Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
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Ancient Greek εἶδος
Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής ‘Shield-shaped’
New Latin thyreoīdēs
English thyroid
English thyro-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *trep- ‘to turn’
thrive, intrepid, trepidation, turpitude, 31 more
through Ancient Greek τρέπω ‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’
through Latin tropus ‘a figurative use of a word, a trope’
Today it means
noun An endocrine cell in the anterior pituitary which produces thyroid-stimulating hormone in response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *trep- / thyrotrope