Hormonal
/hɔːrˈmoʊ.nəl/noun
Relating to or caused by hormones.
Did you know?The root behind hormone comes from Greek *hormáō*, meaning “I set in motion” or “I spur on,” so the word originally had the energy of an activating force rather than a mysterious bodily fluid.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
hormáō
“I set in motion, urge on, impel”
Ancient Greek
Greek
hormḗ
“a rushing attack, onset, impulse”
Late 19th Century
English
hormone
“a chemical messenger produced in the body and carried in the blood”
Early 20th Century
English
hormonal
“relating to hormones”
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