English
haloprogesterone
From halo- + progesterone.
Formed from halo- + progesterone
Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’
Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls ‘salt’
Ancient Greek ἅλς ‘sea, salt’
English halo-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
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Latin gerō ‘carry, bear’
Latin gestō ‘to bear, to carry’
German Keton ‘ketone’
English ketone
English progesterone
Today it means
noun A therapeutic progestin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / haloprogesterone