Where does “-eridine” come from?
-eridine (English) comes from English meperidine, from English piperidine, from English -idine, from English pyridine, from German Pyridin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.
-eridine (English): Used to form names of pethidine derivatives used...
Definitions
- Used to form names of pethidine derivatives used...
Ancestry of “-eridine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meperidine | The United States Adopted Name of pethidine |
| 2 | English | piperidine | An alicyclic heterocycle, containing 5 carbon... |
| 3 | English | -idine | Denotes a chemical compound containing a ring... |
| 4 | English | pyridine | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 5 | German | Pyridin | pyridine |
| 6 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 7 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |