Where does “bretylium” come from?
bretylium (English) comes from English bromobenzyl, from English benzyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.
bretylium (English): An antiarrhythmic agent that blocks the release of noradrenaline from nerve terminals
Definitions
- An antiarrhythmic agent that blocks the release of noradrenaline from nerve terminals
Ancestry of “bretylium”, step by step
bretylium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bromobenzyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bromobenzyl | Any bromo derivative of a benzyl radical |
| 2 | English | benzyl | The univalent radical CH-CH- related to toluene... |
| 3 | English | -yl | A univalent radical or functional group formed... |
| 4 | French | méthylène | methylene |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέθυ | wine |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | métʰu | intoxicating drink; mead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰu | honey; honey wine, mead |