Where does “cimetidine” come from?

cimetidine (English) comes from English cyano-, from Ancient Greek κῠᾰ́νεος — dark-blue.

cimetidine (English): A histamine H2-receptor antagonist that inhibits the production of acid in the stomach, mainly used to treat heartburn and peptic ulcers, but notorious for causing male impotence. It is a histamine analog, a sulfur-containing derivative of imidazole

Definitions

  1. A histamine H2-receptor antagonist that inhibits the production of acid in the stomach, mainly used to treat heartburn and peptic ulcers, but notorious for causing male impotence. It is a histamine analog, a sulfur-containing derivative of imidazole

Ancestry of “cimetidine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcyano-dark blue-green in colour; derived from cyanogen...
2Ancient Greekκῠᾰ́νεοςdark-blue

Words derived from “cimetidine”

Every word from Ancient Greek κῠᾰ́νεος →Every word from English cyano- →