Etymology

nonestrogen

N1O1N1E1S1T1R1O1G2E1N1

Today it means: Not of or pertaining to estrogen. Full definition →

English estrogen ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eysh₂-
  15. Ancient Greekοἶστρος (oîstros)
  16. Latinoestrus
  17. Englishestrus
  18. Englishestro-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  21. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  22. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  23. Englishestrogen
  24. English todaynonestrogen

From non- + estrogen.

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