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English word cortisol comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁-, Proto-Indo-European *kor, Proto-Balto-Slavic *krei-, Proto-Baltic *krei-, English adrenal cortex

*gʰreH₁- (Proto-Indo-European)

to grow, become green, grow, become green

*kor (Proto-Indo-European)

*krei- (Proto-Balto-Slavic)

*krei- (Proto-Baltic)

adrenal cortex (English)

(anatomy) The outer portion of the adrenal glands that produces hormones essential to homeostasis.

crescendum (Latin)

*(s)ker- (Proto-Indo-European)

to turn, to bend, to turn, to bend, to turn, bend  , to move, swing, jump, to cut  , twist, turn, bend

sincerus (Latin)

Clean, pure, sound.. Genuine, sincere.. Real, natural.. Uninjured, whole.

corticis (Latin)

cortisol (English)

(steroid hormone) The steroid hormone hydrocortisone.

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