Where does “monobactam” come from?
monobactam (English) comes from English beta-lactam, from English lactam, from English lactone, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone.
monobactam (English): Any of various beta-lactam compounds wherein the...
Definitions
- Any of various beta-lactam compounds wherein the...
Ancestry of “monobactam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | beta-lactam | A lactam having a four-membered ring structure; a... |
| 2 | English | lactam | Any of a class of cyclic amides that are the... |
| 3 | English | lactone | A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a... |
| 4 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 5 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 6 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 7 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 8 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 9 | Latin | acētum | — |
| 10 | French | -ate | -ate |
| 11 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |