Where does “enzalutamide” come from?
enzalutamide (English) comes from English -lutamide, from English flutamide, from English isobutyramide, from English butyramide, from English butyric, from French butyrique, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
enzalutamide (English): A synthetic, non-steroidal pure antiandrogen developed for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Definitions
- A synthetic, non-steroidal pure antiandrogen developed for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Ancestry of “enzalutamide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -lutamide | Used to form names of nonsteroid antiandrogens |
| 2 | English | flutamide | A nonsteroidal antiandrogen C11H11F3N2O3 that is taken orally in the treatment of prostate cancer |
| 3 | English | isobutyramide | — |
| 4 | English | butyramide | An amide of butyric acid |
| 5 | English | butyric | Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter;... |
| 6 | French | butyrique | butyric |
| 7 | Latin | būtȳrum | butter |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βούτυρον | butter |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τυρός | cheese |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | tūrós | cheese |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tuh₂-ró-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |