Etymology

corticosterone

C3O1R1T1I1C3O1S1T1E1R1O1N1E1

Today it means: A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism. Full definition →

English ketone ← German Keton ← French cholestéro
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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. GermanKeton
  16. Englishketone
  17. English todaycorticosterone

From cortico- + -sterone.

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