Where does “enviroxime” come from?

enviroxime (English) comes from German entgegen, from Middle High German engegen, from Old High German ingegin.

enviroxime (English): An antiviral compound, 1-(isopropylsulfonyl)-2-amino-6-[α-(hydroxyimino)benzyl]-1H-benzimidazole, that inhibits the replication of rhinoviruses and enteroviruses

Definitions

  1. An antiviral compound, 1-(isopropylsulfonyl)-2-amino-6-[α-(hydroxyimino)benzyl]-1H-benzimidazole, that inhibits the replication of rhinoviruses and enteroviruses

Ancestry of “enviroxime”, step by step

enviroxime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German entgegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanentgegenagainst; toward
2Middle High Germanengegen—
3Old High Germaningegin—

via English viroxime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishviroxime—
Every word from Old High German ingegin →Every word from Middle High German engegen →Every word from German entgegen →