Where does “-nab” come from?

-nab (English) comes from English cannabinol, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

-nab (English): Used to form names of cannabinoid receptor agonists

Definitions

  1. Used to form names of cannabinoid receptor agonists

Ancestry of “-nab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcannabinolA psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp...
2English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
3EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
4FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
5Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from Arabic كُحْلEvery word from Arabic كحل