Where does “cefteram” come from?

cefteram (English) comes from English tetrazolyl, from English tetrazole, from English azole, from English -ole, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol — kohl, antimony paste.

cefteram (English): A cephalosporin antibiotic

Definitions

  1. A cephalosporin antibiotic

Ancestry of “cefteram”, step by step

cefteram traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tetrazolyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtetrazolylA radical derived from a tetrazole
2EnglishtetrazoleA five-membered heterocycle having one carbon...
3EnglishazoleAny of a class of five-membered unsaturated...
4English-oleA diminutive suffix referring to small parts of...
5English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
6EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
7FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
8Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
9Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
10Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
11Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English methyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
2GermanMethylmethyl
3Ancient Greekμέθυwine
4Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum
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