Where does “dicloxacillin” come from?
dicloxacillin (English) comes from English oxacillin, from English isoxazole, from English oxazole, from English -a-, from French à, from English avie, from French envie, from Latin invidia — in.
dicloxacillin (English): A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class, used in the form of its hydrated sodium salt C19H16Cl2N3NaO5S·H2O especially against beta-lactamase producing staphylococci
Definitions
- A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class, used in the form of its hydrated sodium salt C19H16Cl2N3NaO5S·H2O especially against beta-lactamase producing staphylococci
Ancestry of “dicloxacillin”, step by step
dicloxacillin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oxacillin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oxacillin | A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic related... |
| 2 | English | isoxazole | "1,2-oxazole", an isomer of oxazole with many... |
| 3 | English | oxazole | A five-membered heterocycle having three carbon... |
| 4 | English | -a- | And; Connective infix encountered in loanwords... |
| 5 | French | à | to; on the, to; at |
| 6 | English | avie | emulously |
| 7 | French | envie | desire, lust, urge; appetite, craving; envy |
| 8 | Latin | invidia | envy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an... |
| 9 | Latin | invidus | envious; hostile, inimical |
| 10 | Latin | invideo | I look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil... |
| 11 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 12 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 13 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English dichloro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dichloro | Two chlorine atoms in a molecule |
| 2 | English | di- | API; two, twice, or double; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |