Where does “norgestimate” come from?
norgestimate (English) comes from English imino, from English imine, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.
norgestimate (English): A synthetic progestogen C23H31NO3 (trademark Ortho Tri-Cyclen) that is used in combination with an estrogen (as ethinylestradiol) in birth control pills
Definitions
- A synthetic progestogen C23H31NO3 (trademark Ortho Tri-Cyclen) that is used in combination with an estrogen (as ethinylestradiol) in birth control pills
Ancestry of “norgestimate”, step by step
norgestimate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imino | The divalent radical =NH or =N-R |
| 2 | English | imine | Any of a class of organic nitrogen compounds... |
| 3 | English | amine | A functional group formally derived from ammonia... |
| 4 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English progestogen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | progestogen | Alternative spelling of progestagen |
| 2 | English | -gen | A producer of something, e.g. hydrogen |
| 3 | French | -gène | -gen, -genic |
| 4 | Latin | -genus | born from, sprung form |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -γενής | born in a certain place or condition; of a kind |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |