Where does “alendronate” come from?
alendronate (English) comes from English alendronic acid, from English -dronic, from English etidronic acid, from English hydroxy, from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
alendronate (English): Any salt or ester of alendronic acid
Definitions
- Any salt or ester of alendronic acid
Ancestry of “alendronate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alendronic acid | A bisphosphonate CHNOP used to inhibit bone... |
| 2 | English | -dronic | calcium metabolism regulator |
| 3 | English | etidronic acid | The phosphonic acid (1-hydroxy-1-phosphono-ethyl)phosphonic acid which inhibits the formation, growth, and dissolution of hydroxyapatite crystals and is administered orally in the treatment of some bone diseases (such as Paget's disease of bone) |
| 4 | English | hydroxy | Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping... |
| 5 | English | Oxy | Occidental College |
| 6 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 7 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |