Where does “carbimazole” come from?
carbimazole (English) comes from English methimazole, from English imidazole, from English azole, from English -ole, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol — kohl, antimony paste.
carbimazole (English): The prodrug of thiamazole, used to treat hyperthyroidism
Definitions
- The prodrug of thiamazole, used to treat hyperthyroidism
Ancestry of “carbimazole”, step by step
carbimazole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English methimazole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | methimazole | — |
| 2 | English | imidazole | A heterocyclic organic compound containing two... |
| 3 | English | azole | Any of a class of five-membered unsaturated... |
| 4 | English | -ole | A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of... |
| 5 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 6 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 7 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 9 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 10 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 11 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English carboxylate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carboxylate | Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid; To form a... |
| 2 | English | -ate | having the specified thing; characterized by the... |
| 3 | English | -cy | Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | -cie | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tia | office, rank |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |