myEtymology.com: English etymology of prednisone

Etymology of the English word prednisone

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

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