Etymology

elaeodendroside

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Today it means: A particular steroid glycoside. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἔλαιον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδένδρον“tree”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔλαιον“olive oil, oil”
  3. English todayelaeodendroside

From Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, oil”) + Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) (similar to glucoside) + -ide.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἔλαιον all →

oiloleumazelaicelaeoliteelæonelaeopteneelaidicelaiodic acidelaiosomeelayl-ol

Ancient Greekδένδρον all →

dendrondendr-dendrolatrydendrolite

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