Where does “ifosfamide” come from?
ifosfamide (English) comes from English -fosfamide, from English cyclophosphamide, from English phosphamide, from English amide, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a.
ifosfamide (English): A particular drug used in chemotherapy
Definitions
- A particular drug used in chemotherapy
Ancestry of “ifosfamide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -fosfamide | Used to form names of alkylating agents of the cyclophosphamide group |
| 2 | English | cyclophosphamide | An immunosuppressive, antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other forms of cancer |
| 3 | English | phosphamide | Any amide of a phosphonic acid (i.e. in which one of more OH groups have been replaced by -NH2 etc) |
| 4 | English | amide | Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the... |
| 5 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 6 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 7 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |