Where does “dimetridazole” come from?
dimetridazole (English) comes from English nitroimidazole, from English imidazole, from English azole, from English -ole, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol — kohl, antimony paste.
dimetridazole (English): A nitroimidazole drug that combats protozoan infections
Definitions
- A nitroimidazole drug that combats protozoan infections
Ancestry of “dimetridazole”, step by step
dimetridazole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nitroimidazole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nitroimidazole | Any of a family of antibiotics composed of... |
| 2 | English | imidazole | A heterocyclic organic compound containing two... |
| 3 | English | azole | Any of a class of five-membered unsaturated... |
| 4 | English | -ole | A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of... |
| 5 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 6 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 7 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 9 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 10 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 11 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English dimethyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dimethyl | Two methyl groups 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 |