Where does “cortisone” come from?
Cortisone comes from English corticosterone, a hormone name formed from cortical plus sterone, ultimately derived from Latin cortex meaning bark or outer layer.
cortisone (English): A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to...
Definitions
- A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to...
Ancestry of “cortisone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | corticosterone | A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal... |
| 2 | English | -sterone | Steroid hormone; Used to form names of... |
| 3 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 4 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 5 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 6 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 7 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 8 | Latin | acētum | — |
| 9 | French | -ate | -ate |
| 10 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |
Words derived from “cortisone”