Where does “co-amoxiclav” come from?

co-amoxiclav (English) comes from English amoxicillin, from English ampicillin, from English amino-, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é.

co-amoxiclav (English): A combination antibiotic containing amoxicillin trihydrate, a beta-lactam antibiotic, and potassium clavulanate, a beta-lactamase inhibitor

Definitions

  1. A combination antibiotic containing amoxicillin trihydrate, a beta-lactam antibiotic, and potassium clavulanate, a beta-lactamase inhibitor

Ancestry of “co-amoxiclav”, step by step

co-amoxiclav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English amoxicillin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamoxicillinA moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam...
2EnglishampicillinA semisynthetic form of penicillin C16H19N3O4S that is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and is used to treat infections of the urinary, respiratory, and intestinal tracts
3Englishamino-Of amines and of the amino functional group
4EnglishamineA functional group formally derived from ammonia...
5English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
6French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
7Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
8Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
9Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
10Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
11Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English clavulanate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclavulanateAny salt or ester of clavulanic acid
2English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
3English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
4Anglo-Norman-cie
5Latin-tiaoffice, rank
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂
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