Where does “benzodiazepine” come from?
Benzodiazepine comes from English benzoin and English diazepine, which derives from Ancient Greek διά (dia, "through") and Ancient Greek δισα (disa, "twice"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwís and dwóh₁, meaning "two."
benzodiazepine (English): Any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured...
Definitions
- Any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured...
Ancestry of “benzodiazepine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diazepine | A seven-membered unsaturated heterocycle having... |
| 2 | English | azepine | An unsaturated seven-membered heterocycle having... |
| 3 | English | az- | Alternative form of azo-; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | English | azote | Nitrogen |
| 5 | French | azote | nitrogen |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |