Where does “furosemide” come from?
furosemide (English) comes from English furyl, from English furan, from English furfural, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول — kohl, antimony paste.
furosemide (English): A diuretic (trademark Lasix) used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema
Definitions
- A diuretic (trademark Lasix) used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema
Ancestry of “furosemide”, step by step
furosemide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English furyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | furyl | The univalent radical derived from furan |
| 2 | English | furan | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 3 | English | furfural | A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it... |
| 4 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 5 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 6 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 7 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 8 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 9 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 10 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 11 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English sulfonamide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sulfonamide | Any amide of a sulfonic acid RSNR'; Any of a... |
| 2 | English | amide | Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the... |
| 3 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 5 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |