Where does “levosulpiride” come from?
levosulpiride (English) comes from English sulpiride, from English sulfamoyl, from English sulfamide, from English amide, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a.
levosulpiride (English): A substituted benzamide antipsychotic
Definitions
- A substituted benzamide antipsychotic
Ancestry of “levosulpiride”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sulpiride | A drug used mainly in the treatment of psychosis |
| 2 | English | sulfamoyl | The univalent radical NH-SO- derived from... |
| 3 | English | sulfamide | The compound SO formed by the reaction of ammonia... |
| 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 | — |