Etymograph

English

secosteroidal

Secosteroidal comes from English secosteroid.

  1. English1500–presentsecosteroid1
  2. Englishtodaysecosteroidal1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English secosteroidal

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentsecosteroidWiktionary, English secosteroidal
  2. EnglishtodaysecosteroidalWiktionary, English secosteroidal

A compound of sterol + -oid + steroid

Proto-Indo-European *ster- ‘barren, infertile’

Ancient Greek στερεός ‘firm’

French cholestérine ‘dated form of cholestérol’

French cholestéro

English cholesterol

English sterol

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’

Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’

Proto-Hellenic *wéidos

Ancient Greek εἶδος

English steroid

Every English word from English secosteroid

Today it means

adj Relating to the secosteroids

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “secosteroidal”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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