Etymology

dehydroepiandrosterone

Today it means: An androgen hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex; a synthetic version is used as a dietary supplement Full definition →

English epiandrosterone ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-) ← Proto-Hellenic *údōr
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  9. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  11. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  12. Englishhydro-
  13. Englishdehydro-
  14. Englishepiandrosterone
  15. English todaydehydroepiandrosterone

From dehydro- + epiandrosterone.

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