Where does “ganciclovir” come from?
ganciclovir (English) comes from English -ciclovir, from English aciclovir, from English acycloguanosine, from English a-, from Middle English a-, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ- — out, outward.
ganciclovir (English): An antiviral medication C9H13N5O4 related to acyclovir and used especially to treat or prevent cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised individuals
Definitions
- An antiviral medication C9H13N5O4 related to acyclovir and used especially to treat or prevent cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised individuals
Ancestry of “ganciclovir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ciclovir | Used to form names of bicyclic heterocycle compounds used as antivirals |
| 2 | English | aciclovir | A cyclic synthetic nucleoside C8H11N5O3 used as an antiviral drug (trademarks Avirax, Zovirax) chiefly in the treatment of chicken pox, shingles, the genital form of herpes simplex, and AIDS |
| 3 | English | acycloguanosine | A guanosine analogue antiviral drug |
| 4 | English | a- | "arise, await"; "abide, amaze"; In, on, at; used... |
| 5 | Middle English | a- | up, out, away; of; on, in |
| 6 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 7 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |