Where does “xenoandrogenic” come from?
xenoandrogenic (English) comes from English xenoandrogen, from English androgen, from English -gen, from French -gène, from Latin -genus, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
xenoandrogenic (English): Relating to xenoandrogens
Definitions
- Relating to xenoandrogens
Ancestry of “xenoandrogenic”, step by step
xenoandrogenic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English xenoandrogen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | xenoandrogen | A xenohormone that imitates androgen |
| 2 | English | androgen | The generic term for any natural or synthetic... |
| 3 | English | -gen | A producer of something, e.g. hydrogen |
| 4 | French | -gène | -gen, -genic |
| 5 | Latin | -genus | born from, sprung form |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -γενής | born in a certain place or condition; of a kind |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |