Where does “decitabine” come from?
decitabine (English) comes from English -citabine, from English cytarabine, from English -arabine, from English arabinoside, from English arabinose, from English arabin, from English arabic, from Latin arabicus — to flow sharply.
decitabine (English): 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (trademark Dacogen), a cytosine analogue that hypomethylates DNA by inhibiting DNA methyltransferase
Definitions
- 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (trademark Dacogen), a cytosine analogue that hypomethylates DNA by inhibiting DNA methyltransferase
Ancestry of “decitabine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -citabine | Used to form names of cytarabine or azacytidine derivatives used as nucleoside antiviral or [[antineoplastic |
| 2 | English | cytarabine | A chemotherapeutic medication used to treat... |
| 3 | English | -arabine | Used to form names of arabinofuranosyl derivatives |
| 4 | English | arabinoside | A glycoside which yields arabinose after being... |
| 5 | English | arabinose | An aldopentose that occurs most often in... |
| 6 | English | arabin | A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found... |
| 7 | English | arabic | Related to the Arabic language |
| 8 | Latin | arabicus | Arabic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραβικός | Arabic, Arab |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἄραψ | Arab; Arabian |
| 11 | Arabic | عَرَب | Arabs; Arab |
| 12 | Arabic | عَرَبَ | to flow sharply |