Where does “desethylamiodarone” come from?
desethylamiodarone (English) comes from English amiodarone, from English coumarone, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
desethylamiodarone (English): A metabolite related to amiodarone by removal of one or more ethyl groups
Definitions
- A metabolite related to amiodarone by removal of one or more ethyl groups
Ancestry of “desethylamiodarone”, step by step
desethylamiodarone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English amiodarone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amiodarone | an antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its hydrochloride C25H29I2NO3·HCl and used to treat life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia |
| 2 | English | coumarone | The bicyclic heterocycle benzofuran |
| 3 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 4 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 5 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 6 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 7 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 8 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 9 | French | -ate | ate |
| 10 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via English desethyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | desethyl | From which one or more ethyl groups have been removed |
| 2 | English | des- | Obsolete form of dis-; removal of a group from a... |
| 3 | Middle English | dis- | dis-, de |
| 4 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |