Etymology

ketosteroid

K5E1T1O1S1T1E1R1O1I1D2

Today it means: Any steroid having a ketone functional group. Full definition →

English steroid ← Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
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  1. GermanKeton
  2. Englishketone
  3. Englishketo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  6. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  8. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  9. Frenchcholestérine
  10. Frenchcholestéro
  11. Englishcholesterol
  12. Englishsterol
  13. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  15. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  16. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  17. Englishsteroid
  18. English todayketosteroid

From keto- + steroid.

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