Where does “fazarabine” come from?

fazarabine (English) comes from English -arabine, from English arabinoside, from English arabinose, from English arabin, from English arabic, from Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός, from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ — to flow sharply.

fazarabine (English): A pyrimidine antagonist

Definitions

  1. A pyrimidine antagonist

Ancestry of “fazarabine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-arabineUsed to form names of arabinofuranosyl derivatives
2EnglisharabinosideA glycoside which yields arabinose after being...
3EnglisharabinoseAn aldopentose that occurs most often in...
4EnglisharabinA carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found...
5EnglisharabicRelated to the Arabic language
6LatinarabicusArabic
7Ancient GreekἈραβικόςArabic, Arab
8Ancient GreekἌραψArab; Arabian
9ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
10Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply
Every word from Arabic عَرَبَ