Where does “levormeloxifene” come from?
levormeloxifene (English) comes from English ormeloxifene, from English -oxifene, from English tamoxifen, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é.
levormeloxifene (English): An experimental selective estrogen receptor...
Definitions
- An experimental selective estrogen receptor...
Ancestry of “levormeloxifene”, step by step
levormeloxifene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ormeloxifene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ormeloxifene | A selective estrogen receptor modulator |
| 2 | English | -oxifene | Used to form names of tamoxifen derivatives used... |
| 3 | English | tamoxifen | A nonsteroidal estrogen antagonist used in the treatment of postmenopausal breast cancer and infertility in women |
| 4 | English | amine | A functional group formally derived from ammonia... |
| 5 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 6 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 7 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 8 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 9 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 10 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English lev
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lev | The currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100... |
| 2 | Bulgarian | лев | lev; lion |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | львъ | lion |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | lьvъ | lion |
| 5 | Gothic | 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 | lion animal |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lewô | scythe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |