Where does “hydroxyergocalciferol” come from?
hydroxyergocalciferol (English) comes from English ergocalciferol, from English calciferol, from English calciferous, from English -ferous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus.
hydroxyergocalciferol (English): A hydroxy metabolite of ergocalciferol
Definitions
- A hydroxy metabolite of ergocalciferol
Ancestry of “hydroxyergocalciferol”, step by step
hydroxyergocalciferol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ergocalciferol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ergocalciferol | Constituent of vitamin D and vitamin D |
| 2 | English | calciferol | Vitamin D |
| 3 | English | calciferous | Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate... |
| 4 | English | -ferous | Used to form adjectives from nouns, producing the... |
| 5 | English | -ous | Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote... |
| 6 | Middle English | -ous | — |
| 7 | Old French | -us | -ous, used for forming adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | -ōsus | ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) |
| 9 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |
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 |