Etymology

disteroidal

D2I1S1T1E1R1O1I1D2A1L1

Today it means: Relating to, or derived from two steroids Full definition →

English steroidal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  9. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  11. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  12. Frenchcholestérine
  13. Frenchcholestéro
  14. Englishcholesterol
  15. Englishsterol
  16. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  18. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  19. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  20. Englishsteroid
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  23. Englishsteroidal
  24. English todaydisteroidal

From di- + steroidal.

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