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Where does “glucocorticoid” come from?

Glucocorticoid derives from English glucocorticoid, combining English gluco- and English corticoid, where corticoid comes from English -oid, from Ancient Greek -ειδής meaning resembling, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- and weyd-.

glucocorticoid (English): Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by...

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by...

Ancestry of “glucocorticoid”, step by step

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

Words derived from “glucocorticoid”

  • antiglucocorticoid
  • nonglucocorticoid
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