Where does “aciclovir” come from?
aciclovir (English) comes from English acycloguanosine, from English a-, from Middle English a-, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.
aciclovir (English): A cyclic synthetic nucleoside C8H11N5O3 used as an antiviral drug (trademarks Avirax, Zovirax) chiefly in the treatment of chicken pox, shingles, the genital form of herpes simplex, and AIDS
Definitions
- A cyclic synthetic nucleoside C8H11N5O3 used as an antiviral drug (trademarks Avirax, Zovirax) chiefly in the treatment of chicken pox, shingles, the genital form of herpes simplex, and AIDS
Ancestry of “aciclovir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acycloguanosine | A guanosine analogue antiviral drug |
| 2 | English | a- | "arise, await"; "abide, amaze"; In, on, at; used... |
| 3 | Middle English | a- | up, out, away; of; on, in |
| 4 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 5 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |