Where does “dexniguldipine” come from?
dexniguldipine (English) comes from English niguldipine, from English -dipine, from English nifedipine, from English dihydropyridine, from English pyridine, from German Pyridin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus — adjectival suffix.
dexniguldipine (English): A calcium channel blocker
Definitions
- A calcium channel blocker
Ancestry of “dexniguldipine”, step by step
dexniguldipine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English niguldipine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | niguldipine | A calcium channel blocker and a1-adrenergic... |
| 2 | English | -dipine | Used to form names of generic calcium channel blocker drugs which are nifedipine derivatives |
| 3 | English | nifedipine | A synthetic compound which acts as a calcium antagonist and is used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of cardiac and circulatory disorders |
| 4 | English | dihydropyridine | A molecule based upon pyridine, the parent of a... |
| 5 | English | pyridine | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 6 | German | Pyridin | pyridine |
| 7 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 8 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English dex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dex | An order or factor of ten; Dexterity;... |
| 2 | English | decimal | A number expressed in the base-ten system, a... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | decimalis | — |
| 4 | Latin | Decimus | originally used for a tenth-born son |
| 5 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 6 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |