Where does “epoprostenol” come from?

epoprostenol (English) comes from English enol, from English alkenol, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.

epoprostenol (English): Prostacyclin when used as a drug

Definitions

  1. Prostacyclin when used as a drug

Ancestry of “epoprostenol”, step by step

epoprostenol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English enol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenolAn organic compound containing a hydroxyl group...
2EnglishalkenolAny alcohol that also has a double bond, but especially any enol
3English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
4EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
5FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
6Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English epoxy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishepoxyDerived from an epoxide; A thermosetting...
2English-oxyA ether functional group, consisting of a carbon...
3EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
4Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
5Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
6Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum