Where does “antihistaminic” come from?
antihistaminic (English) comes from English antihistamine, from English histamine, from English histidine, from English -idine, from English pyridine, from German Pyridin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus — adjectival suffix.
antihistaminic (English): Of or pertaining to antihistamines; Any...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to antihistamines; Any...
Ancestry of “antihistaminic”, step by step
antihistaminic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English antihistamine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antihistamine | A drug or substance that counteracts the effects... |
| 2 | English | histamine | An amine, CHN, formed by decarboxylation of... |
| 3 | English | histidine | An essential amino acid CHNO found in most animal... |
| 4 | English | -idine | Denotes a chemical compound containing a ring... |
| 5 | English | pyridine | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 6 | German | Pyridin | pyridine |
| 7 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 8 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via French antihistaminique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | antihistaminique | antihistamine |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |