Etymology

androstenedione

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Today it means: A steroid sex hormone C₁₉H₂₆O₂ that is secreted by the testes, ovaries, and adrenal cortex and is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of testosterone and estrogen. Full definition →

English dione ← German Keton ← Latin di-
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The story

  1. Englishandrostene
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  5. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  6. Latindi-
  7. Englishdi-
  8. GermanKeton
  9. Englishketone
  10. Englishdione
  11. English todayandrostenedione

From androstene + dione.

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