Etymograph

English

fucosterol

Fucosterol comes from Latin fūcus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūcus
  2. Englishtodayfucosterol

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūcus
  2. Englishtodayfucosterol

Today it means

noun A sterol with antidiabetic activity, isolated from algae.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin fūcus / fucosterol