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Where does “cytarabine” come from?

cytarabine (English) comes from English -arabine, from English arabinoside, from English arabinose, from English arabin, from English arabic, from Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός, from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ — to flow sharply.

cytarabine (English): A chemotherapeutic medication used to treat...

Definitions

  1. A chemotherapeutic medication used to treat...

Ancestry of “cytarabine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-arabine—
2EnglisharabinosideA glycoside which yields arabinose after being...
3EnglisharabinoseAn aldopentose that occurs most often in...
4EnglisharabinA carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found...
5Englisharabic—
6LatinarabicusArabic
7Ancient GreekἈραβικός—
8Ancient GreekἌραψArab; Arabian
9ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
10Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply
Every word from Arabic عَرَبَ →