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Where does “cetirizine” come from?

cetirizine (English) comes from English -izine, from English hydroxyzine, from English hydroxy-, from English hydroxyl, from English hydrogen, from French hydrogène, from French -gène, from Latin -genus — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

cetirizine (English): A major metabolite of hydroxyzine, an...

Definitions

  1. A major metabolite of hydroxyzine, an...

Ancestry of “cetirizine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-izineUsed to form names of diphenylmethylpiperazine...
2Englishhydroxyzine—
3Englishhydroxy-having, or derived from, a hydroxyl radical
4EnglishhydroxylA univalent radical or functional group in...
5EnglishhydrogenThe lightest chemical element , with an atomic...
6Frenchhydrogènehydrogen; first-person singular present...
7French-gène-gen, -genic
8Latin-genusborn from, sprung form
9Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
10Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
11Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
12Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
13Proto-Indo-European-ess—
14Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “cetirizine”

  • levocetirizine
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