Where does “estramustine” come from?
estramustine (English) comes from English estradiol, from English diol, from English ol, from Japanese OL, from Japanese オフィスレディー, from Japanese オフィス, from English Office, from Middle English office — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
estramustine (English): A synthetic steroidal estrogen whose phosphate is used to counter prostate cancer
Definitions
- A synthetic steroidal estrogen whose phosphate is used to counter prostate cancer
Ancestry of “estramustine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | estradiol | A natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic... |
| 2 | English | diol | any organic compound having two hydroxy... |
| 3 | English | ol | Nonstandard form of old |
| 4 | Japanese | OL | — |
| 5 | Japanese | オフィスレディー | an "office lady" |
| 6 | Japanese | オフィス | office (building or room) |
| 7 | English | Office | A ceremonial duty or service, particularly |
| 8 | Middle English | office | The state of being employed or having a work or... |
| 9 | Old French | office | office; service |
| 10 | Latin | officium | duty, service; office; obligation, an obligatory... |
| 11 | Latin | opificium | work |
| 12 | Latin | opifex | Someone who does work (especially creative or constructive); worker, maker, framer, fabricator, workman, mechanic, artificer, craftsman, inventor, artist, artisan |
| 13 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 14 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 15 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 16 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 17 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |