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Where does “corticosteroidal” come from?

corticosteroidal (English) comes from English corticosteroid, from English steroid, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.

corticosteroidal (English): Pertaining to corticosteroids

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to corticosteroids

Ancestry of “corticosteroidal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorticosteroidAny of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by...
2EnglishsteroidA class of organic compounds having a structure...
3English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
4Latin-oides-like, -form
5Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
6Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
7Spanish-scopio-scope
8Latin-scopium—
9Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
10Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
11Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
12Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “corticosteroidal”

  • noncorticosteroidal
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