Where does “ethambutol” come from?
ethambutol (English) comes from English ethylenediamine, from English diamine, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.
ethambutol (English): A synthetic bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug C10H24N2O2 that is a derivative of ethylenediamine, used in the form of its hydrochloride and in combination with other drugs to treat tuberculosis
Definitions
- A synthetic bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug C10H24N2O2 that is a derivative of ethylenediamine, used in the form of its hydrochloride and in combination with other drugs to treat tuberculosis
Ancestry of “ethambutol”, step by step
ethambutol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ethylenediamine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethylenediamine | The diamine NH-CH-CH-NH that is used in organic... |
| 2 | English | diamine | Any compound containing two amino functional... |
| 3 | English | amine | A functional group formally derived from ammonia... |
| 4 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English butanol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | butanol | Any of four isomeric aliphatic alcohols, CH-OH |
| 2 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 3 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 4 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |