Etymology

benzestrol

B3E1N1Z10E1S1T1R1O1L1

Today it means: A synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group, formerly used medically. Full definition →

English alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. Englishbenz-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eysh₂-
  21. Ancient Greekοἶστρος (oîstros)
  22. Latinoestrus
  23. Englishestrus
  24. Englishestro-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  27. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  28. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  29. Englishestrogen
  30. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  31. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  32. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  33. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  34. Medieval Latinalcoho
  35. Middle Englishalcofol
  36. Englishalcohol
  37. English todaybenzestrol

From benz- + -estr- (“estrogen”) + -ol.

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