Where does “astragaloside” come from?
astragaloside (English) comes from English astragalus, from Latin astragalus, from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον, from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
astragaloside (English): Any of a group of glycosides, found in the root...
Definitions
- Any of a group of glycosides, found in the root...
Ancestry of “astragaloside”, step by step
astragaloside traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English astragalus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | astragalus | The anklebone; A herb of the genus "Astragalus" |
| 2 | Latin | astragalus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀστράγαλος | one of the vertebrae, especially of the neck; the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀστέον | bone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλάσις | breaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English glycoside
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glycoside | A molecule in which a sugar group is bound to a... |
| 2 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 4 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |