Where does “clofazimine” come from?
clofazimine (English) comes from English imine, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.
clofazimine (English): A reddish brown fat-soluble powdered dye C27H22Cl2N4 that is a derivative of riminophenazine used especially to treat lepromatous leprosy
Definitions
- A reddish brown fat-soluble powdered dye C27H22Cl2N4 that is a derivative of riminophenazine used especially to treat lepromatous leprosy
Ancestry of “clofazimine”, step by step
clofazimine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imine | Any of a class of organic nitrogen compounds... |
| 2 | English | amine | A functional group formally derived from ammonia... |
| 3 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 4 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 5 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 6 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 7 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English phenazine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phenazine | any of a class of aromatic tricyclic heterocycles... |