myEtymology.com: English etymology of viosterol

Etymology of the English word viosterol

the English word viosterol

derived from the English word ultraviolet

using the English prefix ultra-

derived from the Medieval Latin word ultra (beyond, further; on the other side)

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

derived from the English word violet

derived from the Old French word violete

derived from the Old French word viole

derived from the Latin word viola (viola; violet; several spring flowers, pansy)

derived from the Old Provençal word viola

derived from the English word ergosterol

derived from the English word ergo-

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 English word ergot

derived from the French word ergot

derived from the Old French word argot

Word found in Modern English