Where does “dideoxycytidine” come from?

dideoxycytidine (English) comes from English dideoxy, from English deoxy-, from English de-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

dideoxycytidine (English): The drug zalcitabine

Definitions

  1. The drug zalcitabine

Ancestry of “dideoxycytidine”, step by step

dideoxycytidine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dideoxy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdideoxyLacking two hydroxyl groups
2Englishdeoxy-Formally derived from another compound by the...
3Englishde-reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,...
4Latindē-of; from
5Latinof; concerning; about
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English cytidine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcytidineA nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to...
2English-idineDenotes a chemical compound containing a ring...
3EnglishpyridineAny of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds...
4GermanPyridinpyridine
5German-īncreates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables
6Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti