Drawing on the Greek origins of the word hormone they will create larger than life characters inspired by Greek mythology whose characteristics relate to feelings, behaviours and physiological functions affected by hormones. (physoc.org)
Other new details such as the known origin of the word along with a graph that traces the word's usage over time are included. (goodereader.com)
It is an abuse of the literal origin of the word «passion,» but no less fascinating for it. (filmfreakcentral.net)