Where does “desmethylsterol” come from?
desmethylsterol (English) comes from English sterol, from English cholesterol, from French cholestérol, from French cholesterine, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
desmethylsterol (English): Any sterol lacking a methyl group in a specified position, e.g. 4-desmethylsterol
Definitions
- Any sterol lacking a methyl group in a specified position, e.g. 4-desmethylsterol
Ancestry of “desmethylsterol”, step by step
desmethylsterol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sterol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sterol | Any steroid that contains a hydroxyl group in the... |
| 2 | English | cholesterol | A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and... |
| 3 | French | cholestérol | cholesterol |
| 4 | French | cholesterine | cholesterol; Dated form of cholestérol |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via English desmethyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | desmethyl | From which a methyl group has been removed |
| 2 | English | des- | Obsolete form of dis-; removal of a group from a... |
| 3 | Middle English | dis- | dis-, de |
| 4 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |