Where does “acetazolamide” come from?
acetazolamide (English) comes from English azole, from English -ole, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.
acetazolamide (English): A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma and epilepsy and as a diuretic (now especially in the prevention of acute mountain sickness)
Definitions
- A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma and epilepsy and as a diuretic (now especially in the prevention of acute mountain sickness)
Ancestry of “acetazolamide”, step by step
acetazolamide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English azole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | azole | Any of a class of five-membered unsaturated... |
| 2 | English | -ole | A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of... |
| 3 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 4 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 5 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English acetamide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acetamide | The amide of acetic acid, CHCONH |
| 2 | English | acetyl | The univalent radical CHCO- derived from acetic... |
| 3 | English | acet- | Alternative spelling of aceto-, used before... |
| 4 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 5 | French | -ate | ate |
| 6 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |