Where does “ethotoin” come from?
ethotoin (English) comes from English phenytoin, from English diphenylhydantoin, from English hydantoin, from English hydrogenation, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ethotoin (English): An anticonvulsant drug C11H12N2O2 used in the treatment of epilepsy
Definitions
- An anticonvulsant drug C11H12N2O2 used in the treatment of epilepsy
Ancestry of “ethotoin”, step by step
ethotoin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English phenytoin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phenytoin | A synthetic compound related to hydantoin, used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy |
| 2 | English | diphenylhydantoin | phenytoin |
| 3 | English | hydantoin | The heterocycle "imidazolidine-2,4-dione" derived... |
| 4 | English | hydrogenation | The chemical reaction of hydrogen with another... |
| 5 | English | -ation | An action or process; The result of an action or... |
| 6 | Middle English | -acioun | Forms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,... |
| 7 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 8 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English ‐o‐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 2 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 3 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 4 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 5 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 6 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |