Where does “gabapentin” come from?
gabapentin (English) comes from English pentyl, from English pentane, from English pent, from English pen, from English penetration, from Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, from Latin penetrātiō — shoe.
gabapentin (English): An anticonvulsant drug CHNO structurally related to gamma-aminobutyric acid that is administered orally as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures
Definitions
- An anticonvulsant drug CHNO structurally related to gamma-aminobutyric acid that is administered orally as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures
Ancestry of “gabapentin”, step by step
gabapentin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pentyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pentyl | Any of several isomeric univalent hydrocarbon... |
| 2 | English | pentane | An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula CH;... |
| 3 | English | pent | Confinement; concealment; Confined in a pen,... |
| 4 | English | pen | An enclosure used to contain domesticated... |
| 5 | English | penetration | The act of penetrating something; Specifically,... |
| 6 | Middle English | penetracioun | — |
| 7 | Old French | penetracïon | penetration (act, instance of penetrating) |
| 8 | Latin | penetrātiō | piercing, penetration |
| 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 |
via English GABA
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | GABA | Acronym of gamma-aminobutyric acid |