Where does “enalapril” come from?
enalapril (English) comes from English alanine, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
enalapril (English): An angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension and some types of chronic heart failure
Definitions
- An angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension and some types of chronic heart failure
Ancestry of “enalapril”, step by step
enalapril traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alanine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alanine | A nonessential amino acid "2-aminopropanoic acid"... |
| 2 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 3 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 4 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |