Where does “imidazole” come from?
imidazole (English) comes from English azole, from English -ole, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.
imidazole (English): A heterocyclic organic compound containing two...
Definitions
- A heterocyclic organic compound containing two...
Ancestry of “imidazole”, step by step
imidazole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English azole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | azole | Any of a class of five-membered unsaturated... |
| 2 | English | -ole | A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of... |
| 3 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 4 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 5 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English imide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imide | a form of amide in which the nitrogen atom is... |
| 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 | — |