Where does “dexamethasone” come from?
dexamethasone (English) comes from English -methasone, from English -a-, from French à, from English avie, from French envie, from Latin invidia, from Latin invidus, from Latin invideo — in.
dexamethasone (English): A synthetic member of the glucocorticoid-class of steroid hormones, having the chemical formula C22H29FO5, and used especially as an anti-inflammatory agent
Definitions
- A synthetic member of the glucocorticoid-class of steroid hormones, having the chemical formula C22H29FO5, and used especially as an anti-inflammatory agent
Ancestry of “dexamethasone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -methasone | Used to form names of prednisone and prednisolone derivatives |
| 2 | English | -a- | And; Connective infix encountered in loanwords... |
| 3 | French | à | to; on the, to; at |
| 4 | English | avie | emulously |
| 5 | French | envie | desire, lust, urge; appetite, craving; envy |
| 6 | Latin | invidia | envy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an... |
| 7 | Latin | invidus | envious; hostile, inimical |
| 8 | Latin | invideo | I look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil... |
| 9 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 10 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |