Etymograph

English

corticotropin

Corticotropin comes from Ancient Greek τροπῐκός ‘of or pertaining to a turn or change’, from τροπή ‘a turning’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trep- ‘to turn’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trep-1‘to turn’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρέπω1trépō‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτροπή1tropḗ‘a turning’
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτροπῐκός1tropĭkós‘of or pertaining to a turn or change’
  5. Englishtodaycorticotropin1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English corticotropin

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trep-Wiktionary, English corticotropin‘to turn’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρέπωWiktionary, English corticotropintrépō‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτροπήWiktionary, English corticotropintropḗ‘a turning’
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτροπῐκόςWiktionary, English corticotropintropĭkós‘of or pertaining to a turn or change’
  5. EnglishtodaycorticotropinWiktionary, English corticotropin

A compound of cortico- + -tropin

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s

Latin cortex ‘bark’

English cortico-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *trep- ‘to turn’

thrive, intrepid, trepidation, turpitude, 27 more

through Ancient Greek τρέπω ‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’

trope, troubadour, contrive, 20 more

through Ancient Greek τροπή ‘a turning’

trophy, tropic, 6 more

Today it means

noun Synonym of adrenocorticotropic hormone.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “corticotropin”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *trep- / corticotropin

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