Where does “glisindamide” come from?
glisindamide (English) comes from English isoindole, from English iso-, from Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος, from Ancient Greek βάρος, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
glisindamide (English): An antidiabetic drug
Definitions
- An antidiabetic drug
Ancestry of “glisindamide”, step by step
glisindamide traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English isoindole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isoindole | A bicyclic heterocycle that is an isomer of... |
| 2 | English | iso- | equal; forms terms relating to isomers; forms... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῐ̓́σος | equal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάρος | weight, burden, load; grief, sorrow; plenty |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαρύς | heavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷarus | heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
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 | — |