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Where does “levocetirizine” come from?

levocetirizine (English) comes from English cetirizine, from English -izine, from English hydroxyzine, from English hydroxy-, from English hydroxyl, from English hydrogen, from French hydrogène, from French -gène — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

levocetirizine (English): A third-generation nonsedative antihistamine

Definitions

  1. A third-generation nonsedative antihistamine

Ancestry of “levocetirizine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcetirizineA major metabolite of hydroxyzine, an...
2English-izineUsed to form names of diphenylmethylpiperazine...
3Englishhydroxyzine—
4Englishhydroxy-having, or derived from, a hydroxyl radical
5EnglishhydroxylA univalent radical or functional group in...
6EnglishhydrogenThe lightest chemical element , with an atomic...
7Frenchhydrogènehydrogen; first-person singular present...
8French-gène-gen, -genic
9Latin-genusborn from, sprung form
10Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
11Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
12Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
13Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
14Proto-Indo-European-ess—
15Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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