Where does “donepezil” come from?
donepezil (English) comes from English indenone, from English indene, from English indigo, from Dutch indigo, from Latin indicum, from Latin Indicus, from Ancient Greek ἰνδικός, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία.
donepezil (English): A drug taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C24H29NO3·HCl to treat dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease
Definitions
- A drug taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C24H29NO3·HCl to treat dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease
Ancestry of “donepezil”, step by step
donepezil traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English indenone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indenone | The bicyclic aromatic ketone formally derived from indene, or by fusion of a benzene ring with cyclopentadienone |
| 2 | English | indene | The bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene... |
| 3 | English | indigo | A purplish-blue colour; An indigo-colored dye... |
| 4 | Dutch | indigo | The colour indigo; indigo-coloured |
| 5 | Latin | indicum | genitive plural of index; inflection of... |
| 6 | Latin | Indicus | of India |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἰνδικός | Indian, Indic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδία | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδός | an inhabitant of India or the Indian... |
| 10 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
| 11 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु | a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | síndʰuṣ | river, ocean; flow |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | síndʰuš | river, stream |
| 14 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु॑ | — |
via English piperidine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | piperidine | An alicyclic heterocycle, containing 5 carbon... |
| 2 | English | -idine | Denotes a chemical compound containing a ring... |
| 3 | English | pyridine | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 4 | German | Pyridin | pyridine |
| 5 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English benzyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | benzyl | The univalent radical CH-CH- related to toluene... |
| 2 | English | -yl | A univalent radical or functional group formed... |
| 3 | French | méthylène | methylene |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέθυ | wine |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | métʰu | intoxicating drink; mead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰu | honey; honey wine, mead |