Where does “mibefradil” come from?
mibefradil (English) comes from English benzimidazole, from English imidazole, from English azole, from English -ole, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol — kohl, antimony paste.
mibefradil (English): A particular calcium channel blocker used to treat hypertension and chronic angina pectoris
Definitions
- A particular calcium channel blocker used to treat hypertension and chronic angina pectoris
Ancestry of “mibefradil”, step by step
mibefradil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English benzimidazole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | benzimidazole | A bicyclic heterocycle containing a benzene ring... |
| 2 | English | imidazole | A heterocyclic organic compound containing two... |
| 3 | English | azole | Any of a class of five-membered unsaturated... |
| 4 | English | -ole | A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of... |
| 5 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 6 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 7 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 9 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 10 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 11 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English methoxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 2 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 3 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 4 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |