Where does “mestranol” come from?
mestranol (English) comes from English estratriene, from Italian estra-, from English estrane, from English estrogen, from English -gen, from French -gène, from Latin -genus, from Ancient Greek -γενής — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
mestranol (English): A synthetic estrogen used chiefly in oral contraceptives, in combination with a progestational agent; the 3-methyl ether of ethinylestradiol, C21H26O2
Definitions
- A synthetic estrogen used chiefly in oral contraceptives, in combination with a progestational agent; the 3-methyl ether of ethinylestradiol, C21H26O2
Ancestry of “mestranol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | estratriene | The triply unsaturated estrane that is presumed... |
| 2 | Italian | estra- | Alternative form of extra- |
| 3 | English | estrane | A steroid hydrocarbon that is the basis of several female hormones |
| 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 | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |