Where does “calcipotriol” come from?
calcipotriol (English) comes from English calcitriol, from English triol, 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.
calcipotriol (English): A synthetic derivative of calcitriol that is used to treat psoriasis
Definitions
- A synthetic derivative of calcitriol that is used to treat psoriasis
Ancestry of “calcipotriol”, step by step
calcipotriol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English calcitriol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calcitriol | A physiologically active metabolic derivative CHO... |
| 2 | English | triol | Any trihydroxy alcohol |
| 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 cyclopropyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyclopropyl | The univalent radical derived from cyclopropane... |
| 2 | English | cyclopropane | The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, CH, an... |
| 3 | English | propane | An aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH, a constituent of... |
| 4 | English | propionic acid | The compound with the formula CHCHCOOH, a... |
| 5 | French | acide propionique | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |