Where does “에르고칼시페롤” come from?

에르고칼시페롤 (Korean) comes from English ergocalciferol, from English calciferol, from English calciferous, from English -ferous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus.

에르고칼시페롤 (Korean): ergocalciferol

Definitions

  1. ergocalciferol

Ancestry of “에르고칼시페롤”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishergocalciferolConstituent of vitamin D and vitamin D
2EnglishcalciferolVitamin D
3EnglishcalciferousYielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate...
4English-ferousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, producing the...
5English-ousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, to denote...
6Middle English-ous
7Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
8Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
9Old Latin-ōssus
Every word from Old Latin -ōssusEvery word from Latin -ōsusEvery word from English -ous