hormone的词源

英文词源

hormone (n.): 1905, from Greek hormon "that which sets in motion," present participle of horman "impel, urge on," from horme "onset, impulse," from PIE *or-sma-, from root *er- "to move, set in motion." Used by Hippocrates to denote a vital principle; modern meaning coined by English physiologist Ernest Henry Starling (1866-1927). Jung used horme (1915) in reference to hypothetical mental energy that drives unconscious activities and instincts. Related: Hormones.

来自希腊语horman,驱动，使移动，来自PIE*er,移动，使。古希腊著名医生Hippocrates用来指人体中一种重要的生命元素，后19世纪英国生理学家Ernest Henry借用该希腊词来指荷尔蒙。

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