Where does “iodocholesterol” come from?

iodocholesterol (English) comes from English cholesterol, from French cholestérol, from French cholesterine, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

iodocholesterol (English): A derivative of cholesterol with an iodine atom

Definitions

  1. A derivative of cholesterol with an iodine atom

Ancestry of “iodocholesterol”, step by step

iodocholesterol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cholesterol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcholesterolA sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and...
2Frenchcholestérolcholesterol
3Frenchcholesterinecholesterol; Dated form of cholestérol
4Ancient Greekχολήgall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,...
5Proto-Hellenickʰolā́gall, bile
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰolh₃-éh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via English iodo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishiodo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-
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