Where does “spinasterol” come from?
spinasterol (English) comes from English sterol, from English cholesterol, from French cholestérol, from French cholesterine, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
spinasterol (English): A phytosterol found in a variety of plant sources...
Definitions
- A phytosterol found in a variety of plant sources...
Ancestry of “spinasterol”, step by step
spinasterol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sterol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sterol | Any steroid that contains a hydroxyl group in the... |
| 2 | English | cholesterol | A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and... |
| 3 | French | cholestérol | cholesterol |
| 4 | French | cholesterine | cholesterol; Dated form of cholestérol |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via English spinach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spinach | A particular edible plant, "Spinacia oleracea",... |
| 2 | Middle English | spinach | spinach |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | spinache | Alternative form of espinoche |
| 4 | Old French | espinoche | spinach |
| 5 | Old Occitan | espinarc | — |
| 6 | Arabic | إِسْفَانَاخ | — |
| 7 | Persian | اسپناخ | Alternative form of اسفناج; spinach |