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Where does “corticosteroid” come from?

Corticosteroid derives from English steroid, which combines English sterol with Ancient Greek -ειδής meaning resembling or of the form of, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning to see.

corticosteroid (English): Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by...

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by...

Ancestry of “corticosteroid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsteroidA class of organic compounds having a structure...
2English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
3Latin-oides-like, -form
4Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
5Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
6Spanish-scopio-scope
7Latin-scopium—
8Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
9Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
10Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
11Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “corticosteroid”

  • corticosteroidogenesis
  • hydroxycorticosteroid
  • noncorticosteroid
  • corticosteroidal
  • noncorticosteroidal
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