Where does “hydroxyecdysone” come from?
hydroxyecdysone (English) comes from English hydroxy, from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
hydroxyecdysone (English): A sterol (a ecdysteroid hormone) that controls moulting and metamorphosis of arthropods
Definitions
- A sterol (a ecdysteroid hormone) that controls moulting and metamorphosis of arthropods
Ancestry of “hydroxyecdysone”, step by step
hydroxyecdysone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hydroxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydroxy | Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping... |
| 2 | English | Oxy | Occidental College |
| 3 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 4 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English ecdysone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ecdysone | A hormone in insects and other arthropods that... |