Where does “alafosfalin” come from?
alafosfalin (English) comes from English alanyl, from English alanine, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.
alafosfalin (English): A phosphonopeptide antibiotic
Definitions
- A phosphonopeptide antibiotic
Ancestry of “alafosfalin”, step by step
alafosfalin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alanyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alanyl | The univalent acyl radical, CHCHCO-, derived from... |
| 2 | English | alanine | A nonessential amino acid "2-aminopropanoic acid"... |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English phosphonic acid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphonic acid | the acid HP(=O)(OH)2, or any of its P-hydrocarbyl derivatives |