Etymology

cyproterone

C3Y4P3R1O1T1E1R1O1N1E1

Today it means: A synthetic steroid C₂₂H₂₇ClO₃ that inhibits the action and secretion of testosterone by blocking the activity of androgen receptors. Full definition →

English pro(ges)terone ← German Keton ← Latin gestāre
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  5. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  6. Late Latincyclus
  7. Middle Englishcicle
  8. Englishcycle
  9. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  10. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  11. Classical Latincyclicu
  12. Middle Frenchcyclique
  13. Frenchcyclique
  14. Classical Latincyclicus
  15. Englishcyclic
  16. Englishcy(clo)-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  18. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  19. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  20. Proto-Italic*prō
  21. Latinprō
  22. Englishpro-
  23. Latingestāre
  24. GermanKeton
  25. Englishketone
  26. Englishpro(ges)terone
  27. English todaycyproterone

From cy(clo)- + pro(ges)terone.

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