Where does “ergocalciferol” come from?
ergocalciferol (English) comes from English calciferol, from English calciferous, from English -ferous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
ergocalciferol (English): Constituent of vitamin D and vitamin D
Definitions
- Constituent of vitamin D and vitamin D
Ancestry of “ergocalciferol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | calciferol | Vitamin D |
| 2 | English | calciferous | Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate... |
| 3 | English | -ferous | Used to form adjectives from nouns, producing the... |
| 4 | English | -ous | Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote... |
| 5 | Middle English | -ous | — |
| 6 | Old French | -us | -ous, used for forming adjectives |
| 7 | Latin | -ōsus | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |
Words derived from “ergocalciferol”