Where does “clocortolone” come from?
clocortolone (English) comes from English -olone, from English prednisolone, from English prednisone, from English cortisone, from English corticosterone, from English -sterone, from English -one, from English ketone — sharp.
clocortolone (English): A particular corticosteroid
Definitions
- A particular corticosteroid
Ancestry of “clocortolone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -olone | Used to form names of steroids or steroidlike drugs that are not prednisolone derivatives |
| 2 | English | prednisolone | A synthetic glucocorticoid CHO that is a... |
| 3 | English | prednisone | A glucocorticoid CHO that is a dehydrogenated... |
| 4 | English | cortisone | A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to... |
| 5 | English | corticosterone | A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal... |
| 6 | English | -sterone | Steroid hormone; Used to form names of... |
| 7 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 8 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 9 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 10 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 11 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 12 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 13 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |