Where does “nilestriol” come from?
nilestriol (English) comes from English estriol, from English triol, from English ol, from Japanese OL, from Japanese オフィスレディー, from Japanese オフィス, from English Office, from Middle English office — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
nilestriol (English): A synthetic steroidal estrogen, the 3-cyclopentyl ether of 17α-ethinyl estriol
Definitions
- A synthetic steroidal estrogen, the 3-cyclopentyl ether of 17α-ethinyl estriol
Ancestry of “nilestriol”, step by step
nilestriol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English estriol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | estriol | A relatively weak natural estrogenic hormone that... |
| 2 | English | triol | Any trihydroxy alcohol |
| 3 | English | ol | Nonstandard form of old |
| 4 | Japanese | OL | — |
| 5 | Japanese | オフィスレディー | an "office lady" |
| 6 | Japanese | オフィス | office (building or room) |
| 7 | English | Office | A ceremonial duty or service, particularly |
| 8 | Middle English | office | The state of being employed or having a work or... |
| 9 | Old French | office | office; service |
| 10 | Latin | officium | duty, service; office; obligation, an obligatory... |
| 11 | Latin | opificium | work |
| 12 | Latin | opifex | Someone who does work (especially creative or constructive); worker, maker, framer, fabricator, workman, mechanic, artificer, craftsman, inventor, artist, artisan |
| 13 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 14 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 15 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 16 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 17 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English ethynyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethynyl | The univalent radical HC≡C- derived from... |