Etymology

enterolactone

E1N1T1E1R1O1L1A1C3T1O1N1E1

Today it means: The lignan lactone rac-(8α,8'β)-3,3'-dihydroxylignano-9,9'-lactone; a phytoestrogen produced by intestinal microflora from precursors in plant food Full definition →

English lactone ← German Keton ← Latin lac
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Ancient Greekἔντερον (énteron)
  4. New Latinentero-
  5. Englishentero-
  6. Latinlac
  7. Englishlacto-
  8. GermanKeton
  9. Englishketone
  10. Englishlactone
  11. English todayenterolactone

From entero- + lactone.

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