myEtymology.com: English etymology of cortisone

Etymology of the English word cortisone

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-

The earliest known usage of cortisone in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English