Where does “betamethasone” come from?
betamethasone (English) comes from English dexamethasone, from English -methasone, from English -a-, from French à, from English avie, from French envie, from Latin invidia, from Latin invidus — in.
betamethasone (English): A potent glucocorticoid C22H29FO5 that is isomeric with dexamethasone and has potent anti-inflammatory activity
Definitions
- A potent glucocorticoid C22H29FO5 that is isomeric with dexamethasone and has potent anti-inflammatory activity
Ancestry of “betamethasone”, step by step
betamethasone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dexamethasone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dexamethasone | A synthetic member of the glucocorticoid-class of steroid hormones, having the chemical formula C22H29FO5, and used especially as an anti-inflammatory agent |
| 2 | English | -methasone | Used to form names of prednisone and prednisolone derivatives |
| 3 | English | -a- | And; Connective infix encountered in loanwords... |
| 4 | French | à | to; on the, to; at |
| 5 | English | avie | emulously |
| 6 | French | envie | desire, lust, urge; appetite, craving; envy |
| 7 | Latin | invidia | envy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an... |
| 8 | Latin | invidus | envious; hostile, inimical |
| 9 | Latin | invideo | I look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil... |
| 10 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 11 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 12 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English beta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beta | The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase |
| 2 | Hindi | बेटा | son |
| 3 | Middle Hindi | بیٿا | — |