English
estrofurate
From estr- (“estrogen”) + -o- + fur(anyl) + -ate.
Formed from estr- ‘estrogen’ + -o- + furanyl + -ate
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- ‘to strengthen’
Ancient Greek οἶστρος ‘gadfly, breese’
Latin oestrus ‘gadfly’
English estr-
Today it means
noun A steroidal estrogen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / estrofurate