hydroxytestosterone

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor.

French hydro-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os

Proto-Hellenic *génos

Ancient Greek γένος (génos)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Proto-Hellenic *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor.

French -gène

French hydrogènebor.

English hydrogen

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?

Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús)

▲

Ancient Greek γένος (génos)

French oxygènebor.

English oxygen

Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.

Frenchder.

English -yl

blend

English hydroxyl

English hydroxy-

Latin testislbor.

English test(is)

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-

Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́

Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ)

Proto-Indo-European *ster-der.

Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós)

French cholestérine

French cholestérolbor.

English cholesterol

English sterol

German Ketonbor.

English ketone

English -one

English -sterone

English testosterone

English hydroxytestosterone

From hydroxy- + testosterone.

Noun

hydroxytestosterone (plural hydroxytestosterones)

1. (organic chemistry) A hydroxy derivative of testosterone; especially the anabolic steroid 4-hydroxytestosterone