Where does “levonorgestrel” come from?
levonorgestrel (English) comes from English norgestrel, from English -gestr-, from English -estr-, from English estrogen, from English -gen, from French -gène, from Latin -genus, from Ancient Greek -γενής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
levonorgestrel (English): A synthetic progestogen used as an active...
Definitions
- A synthetic progestogen used as an active...
Ancestry of “levonorgestrel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | norgestrel | A synthetic progestogen CHO having two optically... |
| 2 | English | -gestr- | estrogen |
| 3 | English | -estr- | estrogen |
| 4 | English | estrogen | Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by... |
| 5 | English | -gen | A producer of something, e.g. hydrogen |
| 6 | French | -gène | -gen, -genic |
| 7 | Latin | -genus | born from, sprung form |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -γενής | born in a certain place or condition; of a kind |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |