Where does “isoprostanoid” come from?

isoprostanoid (English) comes from English ISO, from Greek ίσος, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs — to sire, beget.

isoprostanoid (English): Any derivative of a prostanoid based on an isoprostane skeleton

Definitions

  1. Any derivative of a prostanoid based on an isoprostane skeleton

Ancestry of “isoprostanoid”, step by step

isoprostanoid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ISO

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishISOThe International Organization for Standardization
2Greekίσοςequal; having equal rights
3Ancient Greekἴσοςequal (to); equivalent (to); consistent (to); agreement (to)
4Ancient Greekδάκτυλοςfinger; measure of length, the breadth of a...
5Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
6GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
7GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
8GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
9Old High Germandahs
10Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
11Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
12Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus
13Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
14Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via English prostanoid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprostanoidAny of the prostaglandins and related compounds
2English-idof or pertaining to; appended to various foreign...
3English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
4Latin-oides-like, -form
5Greek-οending for accusative singular forms (eg δρόμος, ψήφος); and some vocative singular forms
6Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
7Spanish-scopio-scope
8Latin-scopium
9Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
10Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
11Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
12Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-
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