Where does “ellipticine” come from?

ellipticine (English) comes from English elliptic, from Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός, from Ancient Greek ἐλλείπω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ellipticine (English): An antineoplastic agent, 5,11-dimethyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole

Definitions

  1. An antineoplastic agent, 5,11-dimethyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole

Ancestry of “ellipticine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishellipticOf or pertaining to an ellipse; Of or pertaining...
2Ancient Greekἐλλειπτικόςdefective
3Ancient Greekἐλλείπωto fall short, omit; I fall short, leave out; I...
4Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
5Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
6Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
7Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ellipticine

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-