Where does “mesuximide” come from?
mesuximide (English) comes from English phensuximide, from English phenyl, from French phényle, from French -yle, from Ancient Greek Ὕλη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
mesuximide (English): An anticonvulsant drug C12H13NO2 used especially in the control of absence seizures
Definitions
- An anticonvulsant drug C12H13NO2 used especially in the control of absence seizures
Ancestry of “mesuximide”, step by step
mesuximide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phensuximide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phensuximide | An anticonvulsant drug C11H11NO2 sometimes used in the treatment of absence seizures |
| 2 | English | phenyl | A univalent hydrocarbon radical formally derived... |
| 3 | French | phényle | phenyl |
| 4 | French | -yle | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὕλη | wood; trees; forest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |