Etymology

danazol

D2A1N1A1Z10O1L1

Today it means: A derivative of the synthetic steroid ethisterone that inhibits the release of gonadotropins by the pituitary gland, formerly used to treat endometriosis. Full definition →

English (isox)azol(e) ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂nḗr
  2. Proto-Hellenic*anḗr
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)
  4. Englishandro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  7. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  8. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  9. Englishandrogen
  10. Englishdan-
  11. Englishis-
  12. Englishoxi-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*né
  14. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  15. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  16. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  17. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  19. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  20. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  21. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  22. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  23. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  24. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  25. Frenchazote
  26. Englishazote
  27. Englishazo-
  28. Englishazole
  29. Englishoxazole
  30. English(isox)azol(e)
  31. English todaydanazol

From dan- (“alteration of androgenic”) + (isox)azol(e).

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