Where does “Cholesterinspiegel” come from?
Cholesterinspiegel (German) comes from German spiegel, from Middle High German spiegel, from Old Saxon spiagal, from Proto-Germanic *spēgl, from Medieval Latin speglum, from Latin speculum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Cholesterinspiegel (German): cholesterol level
Definitions
- cholesterol level
Ancestry of “Cholesterinspiegel”, step by step
Cholesterinspiegel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German spiegel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | spiegel | inflection of spiegeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | spiegel | mirror |
| 3 | Old Saxon | spiagal | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *spēgl | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | speglum | — |
| 6 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English cholesterin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cholesterin | Dated form of cholesterol. |
| 2 | French | cholesterine | cholesterol; Dated form of cholestérol |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |