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- Latinpraegnāns
- Englishpre(gnane)
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Englishd(ie)ne
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kert-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s
- Latincortex
- Englishcortico-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
- Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
- Proto-Indo-European*ster-
- Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
- Frenchcholestérine
- Frenchcholestéro
- Englishcholesterol
- Englishsterol
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishcorticosterone
- English(cort)isone
- English todayprednisone
From pre(gnane) + d(ie)ne + (cort)isone.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.