Where does “aureomycin” come from?

aureomycin (English) comes from Translingual aureofaciens, from Latin [[aureus]] + [[faciēns]].

aureomycin (English): The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from...

Definitions

  1. The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from...

Ancestry of “aureomycin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualaureofaciensused as a specific epithet
2Latin[[aureus]] + [[faciēns]]—
Every word from Latin [[aureus]] + [[faciēns]] →Every word from Translingual aureofaciens →