Where does “typhasterol” come from?

typhasterol (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.

typhasterol (English): A particular brassinosteroid

Definitions

  1. A particular brassinosteroid

Ancestry of “typhasterol”, step by step

typhasterol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sterol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsterolAny steroid that contains a hydroxyl group in the...
2EnglishcholesterolA sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and...
3Frenchcholestérolcholesterol
4Frenchcholesterinecholesterol; Dated form of cholestérol
5Ancient Greekχολήgall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,...
6Proto-Hellenickʰolā́gall, bile
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰolh₃-éh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Translingual Typha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualTyphagenus of cattails
2Ancient Greekτύφηplant used for stuffing bolsters and beds;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́