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Where does “oxomaritidine” come from?

oxomaritidine (English) comes from English oxo, from Latin Ōxus, from Ancient Greek Ὦξος, from Proto-Iranian waxš-.

oxomaritidine (English): An alkaloid...

Definitions

  1. An alkaloid...

Ancestry of “oxomaritidine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoxoA substituent oxygen atom connected to another...
2LatinŌxus—
3Ancient GreekὮξος—
4Proto-Iranianwaxš-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian waxš- →