Where does “hydroxyethylpromethazine” come from?

hydroxyethylpromethazine (English) comes from English promethazine, from English phenothiazine, from English thiazine, from English thia-, from English -a-, from French à, from English avie, from French envie — in.

hydroxyethylpromethazine (English): A promethazine derivative used as an...

Definitions

  1. A promethazine derivative used as an...

Ancestry of “hydroxyethylpromethazine”, step by step

hydroxyethylpromethazine traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English promethazine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpromethazineA first-generation H receptor antagonist derived...
2EnglishphenothiazineA polycyclic heterocycle consisting of two...
3EnglishthiazineA six-membered heterocycle containing four carbon...
4Englishthia-Used to form the names of chemical compounds...
5English-a-And; Connective infix encountered in loanwords...
6Frenchàto; on the, to; at
7Englishavieemulously
8Frenchenviedesire, lust, urge; appetite, craving; envy
9Latininvidiaenvy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an...
10Latininvidusenvious; hostile, inimical
11LatininvideoI look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil...
12Latinīn-un-, non-, not
13Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
14Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
15Proto-Italicenin
16Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English hydroxy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydroxyBeing, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping...
2EnglishOxyOccidental College
3EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
4Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
5Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
6Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via English ethyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH, formally...
2Ancient GreekΑἰθήρUpper Air
3Ancient GreekαἴθωTo ignite, kindle, light; To burn, blaze
4Proto-Hellenic*áitʰōto ignite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én