Etymology

corticosteroid

C3O1R1T1I1C3O1S1T1E1R1O1I1D2

Today it means: Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems. Full definition →

English steroid ← Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kert-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s
  4. Latincortex
  5. Englishcortico-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  8. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  10. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  11. Frenchcholestérine
  12. Frenchcholestéro
  13. Englishcholesterol
  14. Englishsterol
  15. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  17. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  18. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  19. Englishsteroid
  20. English todaycorticosteroid

From cortico- + steroid.

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