Where does “colestyramine” come from?
colestyramine (English) comes from English cholesterol, from French cholestérol, from French cholesterine, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
colestyramine (English): A strongly basic synthetic resin that forms insoluble complexes with bile acids and has been used to lower cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic patients
Definitions
- A strongly basic synthetic resin that forms insoluble complexes with bile acids and has been used to lower cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic patients
Ancestry of “colestyramine”, step by step
colestyramine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cholesterol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cholesterol | A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and... |
| 2 | French | cholestérol | cholesterol |
| 3 | French | cholesterine | cholesterol; Dated form of cholestérol |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |