Where does “chlorhexidine” come from?
Chlorhexidine comes from English chlor- combined with German -in, from Middle High German -in, Old High German -inna, Proto-Germanic -inī, and Proto-Indo-European -én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂-, a suffix forming feminine nouns.
chlorhexidine (English): A particular chemical antiseptic and...
Definitions
- A particular chemical antiseptic and...
Ancestry of “chlorhexidine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -idine | Denotes a chemical compound containing a ring... |
| 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 |