Where does “mitobronitol” come from?
mitobronitol (English) comes from English mannitol, from English mannite, from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
mitobronitol (English): A brominated analogue of mannitol, used as an anticancer drug
Definitions
- A brominated analogue of mannitol, used as an anticancer drug
Ancestry of “mitobronitol”, step by step
mitobronitol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mannitol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mannitol | a polyhydroxy alcohol, an isomer of sorbitol,... |
| 2 | English | mannite | mannitol |
| 3 | English | -ite | Used to form nouns denoting followers or... |
| 4 | French | -ité | Alternative form of -té, giving a quality or... |
| 5 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English dibromo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dibromo | Two bromo groups in a molecule |
| 2 | English | bromo | A dose of a proprietary sedative containing... |
| 3 | English | bromine | A nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic... |
| 4 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |