Etymology

aminosteroid

A1M3I1N1O1S1T1E1R1O1I1D2

Today it means: Any of a group of drugs (steroidal amines) with a similar structure based on a steroid nucleus Full definition →

English steroid ← Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
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  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishamino-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  10. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  12. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  13. Frenchcholestérine
  14. Frenchcholestéro
  15. Englishcholesterol
  16. Englishsterol
  17. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  19. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  20. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  21. Englishsteroid
  22. English todayaminosteroid

From amino- + steroid.

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