Etymology of the English word stigmasterol
the English word
stigmasterolderived from the New Latin word
Physostigmaderived from the Late Greek word
stigma, στίγμα (a mark incised or punched (for recognition of ownership); scar of service)
derived from the Greek word
stizeinderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*steig-using the New Latin prefix
physo-derived from the Greek word
phusa, φῦσα, ϕῦσα
Date
The earliest known usage of stigmasterol in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
