Where does “carfecillin” come from?
carfecillin (English) comes from English carbenicillin, from English carboxy, from English carboxyl, from English carbonyl, from English carbon, from English budget, from Middle English bogett, from Old French bougette.
carfecillin (English): A beta-lactam antibiotic, a phenyl derivative of carbenicillin, acting as a prodrug
Definitions
- A beta-lactam antibiotic, a phenyl derivative of carbenicillin, acting as a prodrug
Ancestry of “carfecillin”, step by step
carfecillin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English carbenicillin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carbenicillin | A broad-spectrum semisynthetic form of penicillin C17H18N2O6S used to treat infection by Gram-negative bacteria (as pseudomonas) |
| 2 | English | carboxy | The carboxyl group |
| 3 | English | carboxyl | A univalent functional group consisting of a... |
| 4 | English | carbonyl | In organic chemistry, a divalent functional... |
| 5 | English | carbon | The chemical element with an atomic number of 6.... |
| 6 | English | budget | The amount of money or resources earmarked for a... |
| 7 | Middle English | bogett | — |
| 8 | Old French | bougette | — |
| 9 | Old French | bouge | sack; purse; small bag |
| 10 | Latin | bulga | knapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb |
| 11 | Gaulish | bolgā | bag, sack |
| 12 | Proto-Celtic | bolgos | sack, bag; stomach |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |