Where does “ceftizoxime” come from?

ceftizoxime (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.

ceftizoxime (English): A parenteral third-generation cephalosporin drug

Definitions

  1. A parenteral third-generation cephalosporin drug

Ancestry of “ceftizoxime”, step by step

ceftizoxime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English thiazolyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishthiazolyla radical derived from thiazole
2EnglishthiazoleAny of a class of unsaturated heterocyclic...
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 oxime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoximeAny of a class of organic compounds, of general...
2EnglishOxyOccidental College
3EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
4Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
5Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
6Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum
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