Where does “edrophonium” come from?
edrophonium (English) comes from English hydroxyphenyl, from English hydroxy, from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
edrophonium (English): An anticholinesterase C10H16NO+ used especially to stimulate skeletal muscle and in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis
Definitions
- An anticholinesterase C10H16NO+ used especially to stimulate skeletal muscle and in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis
Ancestry of “edrophonium”, step by step
edrophonium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hydroxyphenyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydroxyphenyl | Any of three isomeric hydroxy derivatives of the... |
| 2 | English | hydroxy | Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping... |
| 3 | English | Oxy | Occidental College |
| 4 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 5 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |