Where does “allopregnanediol” come from?
allopregnanediol (English) comes from English pregnanediol, from English diol, from English ol, from Japanese OL, from Japanese オフィスレディー, from Japanese オフィス, from English Office, from Middle English office — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
allopregnanediol (English): An isomer of pregnanediol, 5α-pregnane-3α,20α-diol; it is an endogenous metabolite of progesterone and allopregnanolone
Definitions
- An isomer of pregnanediol, 5α-pregnane-3α,20α-diol; it is an endogenous metabolite of progesterone and allopregnanolone
Ancestry of “allopregnanediol”, step by step
allopregnanediol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pregnanediol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pregnanediol | A steroid formed by the metabolism of... |
| 2 | English | diol | any organic compound having two hydroxy... |
| 3 | English | ol | Nonstandard form of old |
| 4 | Japanese | OL | — |
| 5 | Japanese | オフィスレディー | an "office lady" |
| 6 | Japanese | オフィス | office (building or room) |
| 7 | English | Office | A ceremonial duty or service, particularly |
| 8 | Middle English | office | The state of being employed or having a work or... |
| 9 | Old French | office | office; service |
| 10 | Latin | officium | duty, service; office; obligation, an obligatory... |
| 11 | Latin | opificium | work |
| 12 | Latin | opifex | Someone who does work (especially creative or constructive); worker, maker, framer, fabricator, workman, mechanic, artificer, craftsman, inventor, artist, artisan |
| 13 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 14 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 15 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 16 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 17 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English allo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allo | Alternative spelling of 'allo |
| 2 | English | allosexual | Directed toward or involving another person... |
| 3 | English | allo- | different, other; isomeric; especially, of amino... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |