Where does “bisindolylmaleimide” come from?

bisindolylmaleimide (English) comes from English maleimide, from English imide, from English amide, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

bisindolylmaleimide (English): A derivative of maleimide containing two indolyl...

Definitions

  1. A derivative of maleimide containing two indolyl...

Ancestry of “bisindolylmaleimide”, step by step

bisindolylmaleimide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English maleimide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaleimideThe internal imide of maleic acid, or any of its...
2Englishimidea form of amide in which the nitrogen atom is...
3EnglishamideAny derivative of an oxoacid in which the...
4English-ideAny of a group of related compounds - azide,...
5Middle French-ideid (dynast)
6Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via English indolyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindolylAn indole radical
2EnglishindoleAn organic compound, CHN, found in coal tar, and...
3Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
4Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
5Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
6Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Latin -is →Every word from Latin -a →