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Where does “ketocholesterol” come from?

ketocholesterol (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.

ketocholesterol (English): Any derivative of cholesterol having a ketonic...

Definitions

  1. Any derivative of cholesterol having a ketonic...

Ancestry of “ketocholesterol”, step by step

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
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