Where does “non-steroidal” come from?
non-steroidal (English) comes from English steroidal, from English isosteroid, from English steroid, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.
non-steroidal (English): Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Definitions
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Ancestry of “non-steroidal”, step by step
non-steroidal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English steroidal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | steroidal | Of, being, or derived from a steroid |
| 2 | English | isosteroid | Any of many steroids that have a side chain that is an isomer of the normal steroid |
| 3 | English | steroid | A class of organic compounds having a structure... |
| 4 | English | -oid | Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having... |
| 5 | Latin | -oides | -like, -form |
| 6 | Greek | -ο | ending for accusative singular forms (eg δρόμος, ψήφος); and some vocative singular forms |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 8 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 9 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |