Where does “clobazam” come from?
clobazam (English) comes from English benzodiazepine, from English diazepine, from English azepine, from English az-, from English azote, from French azote, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
clobazam (English): A benzodiazepine derivative used as an anxiolytic and anticonvulsant; C16H13ClN2O2
Definitions
- A benzodiazepine derivative used as an anxiolytic and anticonvulsant; C16H13ClN2O2
Ancestry of “clobazam”, step by step
clobazam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English benzodiazepine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | benzodiazepine | Any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured... |
| 2 | English | diazepine | A seven-membered unsaturated heterocycle having... |
| 3 | English | azepine | An unsaturated seven-membered heterocycle having... |
| 4 | English | az- | Alternative form of azo-; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | English | azote | Nitrogen |
| 6 | French | azote | nitrogen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English amide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amide | Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the... |
| 2 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 4 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |