Where does “steroidogenic” come from?

steroidogenic (English) comes from English steroid, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.

steroidogenic (English): Of or relating to the process of steroidogenesis

Definitions

Of or relating to the process of steroidogenesis

Ancestry of “steroidogenic”, step by step

steroidogenic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English steroid

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	steroid	A class of organic compounds having a structure...
2	English	-oid	Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
3	Latin	-oides	-like, -form
4	Greek	-ο	ending for accusative singular forms (eg δρόμος, ψήφος); and some vocative singular forms
5	Ancient Greek	εἶδος	That which is seen: form, image, shape;...
6	Spanish	-scopio	-scope
7	Latin	-scopium	—
8	Ancient Greek	σκοπέω	I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
9	Ancient Greek	σκοπός	watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
10	Ancient Greek	σκέπτομαι	I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
11	Proto-Hellenic	sképťomai	to look at
12	Proto-Indo-European	spéḱyeti	to be looking at, to keep looking at
13	Proto-Indo-European	speḱ-	to see, to look, to observe

via English ‐o‐

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	‐o‐	—

Words derived from “steroidogenic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti →Every word from English -oid →