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Where does “steroidal” come from?

Steroidal comes from English steroid, which combines English aldehyde with Ancient Greek -ειδής meaning resembling, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning to see.

steroidal (English): Of, being, or derived from a steroid

Definitions

  1. Of, being, or derived from a steroid

Ancestry of “steroidal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishisosteroid—
2EnglishsteroidA class of organic compounds having a structure...
3English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
4Latin-oides-like, -form
5Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
6Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
7Spanish-scopio-scope
8Latin-scopium—
9Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
10Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
11Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
12Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “steroidal”

  • nonsteroidal
  • steroidally
  • disteroidal
  • norsteroidal
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