Where does “ceftazidime” come from?
ceftazidime (English) comes from English thiazolyl, from English thiazole, from English azole, from English -ole, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol — kohl, antimony paste.
ceftazidime (English): A third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic, usually reserved for the treatment of infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Definitions
- A third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic, usually reserved for the treatment of infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Ancestry of “ceftazidime”, step by step
ceftazidime traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English thiazolyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thiazolyl | a radical derived from thiazole |
| 2 | English | thiazole | Any of a class of unsaturated heterocyclic... |
| 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 oxime
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oxime | Any of a class of organic compounds, of general... |
| 2 | English | Oxy | Occidental College |
| 3 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 4 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English pyridinium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pyridinium | The cationic, protonated form of pyridine |
| 2 | English | pyridine | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 3 | German | Pyridin | pyridine |
| 4 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |