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Where does “dexindoprofen” come from?

dexindoprofen (English) comes from English dex, from English decimal, from Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin Decimus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

dexindoprofen (English): A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Definitions

  1. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Ancestry of “dexindoprofen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdexAn order or factor of ten; Dexterity;...
2EnglishdecimalA number expressed in the base-ten system, a...
3Medieval Latindecimalis—
4LatinDecimus—
5Latindecemten; 10
6Latin-nus-an
7Proto-Italic-nos—
8Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →