▲ 231 ▼ What's an interesting etymology for a common term? (feddit.uk) submitted 3 months ago by Iconoclast@feddit.uk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 213 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] tomiant@piefed.social 23 points 3 months ago Insulin! Insulin comes from insula, Latin for "island". The area in the pancreas which creates insulin are named the Langerhans Islets. Hence, insulin! permalink fedilink source