Where does “clarithromycin” come from?
clarithromycin (English) comes from English erythromycin, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy-, from English oxygen — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
clarithromycin (English): A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C38H69NO13 (trademarks Biaxin, Klaricid) used especially in the treatment of various mild to moderate bacterial infections
Definitions
- A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C38H69NO13 (trademarks Biaxin, Klaricid) used especially in the treatment of various mild to moderate bacterial infections
Ancestry of “clarithromycin”, step by step
clarithromycin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English erythromycin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | erythromycin | Any of a class of macrolide antibiotics produced... |
| 2 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 3 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 4 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 5 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 6 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 7 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 8 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 9 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |