myEtymology.com: English etymology of betamethasone

Etymology of the English word betamethasone

the English word betamethasone

derived from the English word methyl

derived from the French word méthyle

derived from the French word méthylène

derived from the Greek word hule, ὕλη (a forest; fuel)

derived from the Greek word methu, μέϑυ

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

derived from the French word methyle

derived from the English word prednisolone

using the English suffix -ol

derived from the English word prednisone

derived from the English word cortisone

derived from the English word corticosterone

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 suffix -one

using the English prefix cortico-

using the English suffix -ene

derived from the English word di-

derived from the New Latin word di-

derived from the Greek word di-, δι-, δί-

derived from the Greek word dis, δίς (double; twice)

derived from the English word pregnane

derived from the English word beta

derived from the Greek word beta, βῆτα

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