myEtymology.com: English etymology of androsterone

Etymology of the English word androsterone

the English word androsterone

derived from the English word sterol

derived from the English word cholesterol

using the English prefix chole-

derived from the Greek word chole, χολή (bile; 'gall' or bile; (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghel-

derived from the Greek word stereos, στερεός (stiff; solid, stable)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ster-

using the English prefix andro-

derived from the Greek prefix andro-

derived from the Greek word aner, ἀνήρ (a man (properly as an individual male))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ner-

using the English suffix -one

Word found in Modern English