Where does “enclomifene” come from?

enclomifene (English) comes from English clomifene, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

enclomifene (English): The less active isomer of clomifene

Definitions

  1. The less active isomer of clomifene

Ancestry of “enclomifene”, step by step

enclomifene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English clomifene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclomifeneA synthetic non-steroidal drug used to treat infertility in women by stimulating ovulation
2EnglishamineA functional group formally derived from ammonia...
3English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
7Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via German entgegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanentgegenagainst; toward
2Middle High Germanengegen—
3Old High Germaningegin—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from English -ine →Every word from French -ine →