Etymology

stanozolol

S1T1A1N1O1Z10O1L1O1L1

Today it means: A synthetic anabolic steroid derived from testosterone, chemical formula C₂₁H₃₂N₂O. Full definition →

English (pyra)zol(e) ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  2. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  3. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  6. GermanMethy
  7. Englishmethyl
  8. Englishandrostane
  9. Englishprednisolone
  10. Englishandrostanolone
  11. English(me)stanol(one)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  13. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  14. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  15. Latinpyr
  16. Englishpyro-
  17. Englishpyr-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*né
  19. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  20. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  21. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  22. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  24. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  25. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  26. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  27. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  28. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  29. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  30. Frenchazote
  31. Englishazote
  32. Englishazo-
  33. Englishazole
  34. English(pyra)zol(e)
  35. English todaystanozolol

From (me)stanol(one) + (pyra)zol(e).

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