English
hydroxysteroid
From hydroxy- + steroid.
A compound of hydroxy- + steroid
Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’
Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
Ancient Greek εἶδος
English steroid
Today it means
noun Any alcohol derivative of a steroid.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hydroxysteroid