Where does “enflurane” come from?
enflurane (English) comes from English En-, from Middle English en-, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
enflurane (English): 2-chloro-1,1,2,-trifluoroethyl-difluoromethyl ether, a halogenated ether and structural isomer of isoflurane commonly used for inhalational anesthesia during the 1970s and 1980s
Definitions
- 2-chloro-1,1,2,-trifluoroethyl-difluoromethyl ether, a halogenated ether and structural isomer of isoflurane commonly used for inhalational anesthesia during the 1970s and 1980s
Ancestry of “enflurane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | En- | Forms a transitive verb whose meaning is to make the attached adjective |
| 2 | Middle English | en- | en-, in- |
| 3 | Old French | en- | en- in; into |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |