Where does “glimepiride” come from?

glimepiride (English) comes from English methyl, from German Methyl, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

glimepiride (English): A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug

Definitions

  1. A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug

Ancestry of “glimepiride”, step by step

glimepiride traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English methyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
2GermanMethylmethyl
3Ancient Greekμέθυwine
4Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English pyrrole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpyrroleAny of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds...
2GermanPyrrolpyrrole
3Ancient Greekπυρρόςflame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,...
4Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via Proto-Indo-European glī-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanglī-mous
2Englishglio-Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous...
3Ancient Greekγλίαglue
4Proto-Indo-European*gley-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →Every word from Ancient Greek μέθυ →