Where does “oxymetholone” come from?
oxymetholone (English) comes from English mestanolone, from English androstanolone, from English -olone, from English prednisolone, from English prednisone, from English cortisone, from English corticosterone, from English -sterone — vinegar.
oxymetholone (English): A synthetic anabolic steroid developed in 1960, used to treat osteoporosis and anaemia and to stimulate muscle growth in undernourished or underdeveloped patients
Definitions
- A synthetic anabolic steroid developed in 1960, used to treat osteoporosis and anaemia and to stimulate muscle growth in undernourished or underdeveloped patients
Ancestry of “oxymetholone”, step by step
oxymetholone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mestanolone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mestanolone | An androgenic steroid |
| 2 | English | androstanolone | — |
| 3 | English | -olone | Used to form names of steroids or steroidlike drugs that are not prednisolone derivatives |
| 4 | English | prednisolone | A synthetic glucocorticoid CHO that is a... |
| 5 | English | prednisone | A glucocorticoid CHO that is a dehydrogenated... |
| 6 | English | cortisone | A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to... |
| 7 | English | corticosterone | A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal... |
| 8 | English | -sterone | Steroid hormone; Used to form names of... |
| 9 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 10 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 11 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 12 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 13 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 14 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
via English hydroxymethylidene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydroxymethylidene | A chemical group or moiety where a carbon atom is double-bonded to a methylene group that also holds a hydroxyl group |
| 2 | English | hydroxy- | having, or derived from, a hydroxyl radical |
| 3 | English | hydroxyl | A univalent radical or functional group in... |
| 4 | English | hydrogen | The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.008 |
| 5 | French | hydrogène | hydrogen; first-person singular present... |
| 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;... |