Where does “bisdigitoxoside” come from?

bisdigitoxoside (English) comes from English digitoxoside, from English Ide, from French ide, from Latin Idus, from Swedish id, from Old Swedish idhe, from Old Norse *iði, from Old Norse iðja — work; a restless motion.

bisdigitoxoside (English): A derivative of digoxin that contains only two (rather than three) glycoside units

Definitions

  1. A derivative of digoxin that contains only two (rather than three) glycoside units

Ancestry of “bisdigitoxoside”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdigitoxosideAny compound of digitoxose
2EnglishIdenamed after Saint Ida OS grid ref SX8990
3Frenchideide fish
4LatinIdusAlternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman...
5Swedishideffort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus...
6Old Swedishidhe
7Old Norse*iði
8Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
9Old Norsework; a restless motion
Every word from Old Norse Every word from Old Norse iðjaEvery word from Old Norse *iði