myEtymology.com: English etymology of progesterone

Etymology of the English word progesterone

the English word progesterone

derived from the English word gestation

derived from the Late Latin word gestatio (bearing, wearing; be carried)

derived from the Latin word gestatus

derived from the Latin word gestare (to bear; bear, carry; wear)

derived from the Latin word gerere (to carry; bear, carry, wear)

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-

derived from the Greek word pro, πρό (in front of; before; in front of; 'fore'; in front of, prior, superior to)

using the English suffix -one

derived from the English word pro-

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