Where does “oxybutynin” come from?
oxybutynin (English) comes from English hydroxy, from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
oxybutynin (English): An antispasmodic and anticholinergic drug C22H31NO3 administered transdermally as a skin patch or orally in the form of its hydrochloride C22H31NO3·HCl to relax the smooth muscles of the bladder in the treatment of urge incontinence, frequent urination, and urinary urgency
Definitions
- An antispasmodic and anticholinergic drug C22H31NO3 administered transdermally as a skin patch or orally in the form of its hydrochloride C22H31NO3·HCl to relax the smooth muscles of the bladder in the treatment of urge incontinence, frequent urination, and urinary urgency
Ancestry of “oxybutynin”, step by step
oxybutynin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hydroxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydroxy | Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping... |
| 2 | English | Oxy | Occidental College |
| 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 |
via English butynyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | butynyl | Either of three isomeric univalent radicals (C4H5-) derived from the two isomers of butyne (C4H6) |
| 2 | English | butyne | Either of two isomeric acetylenes containing four... |
| 3 | English | but | Apart from, except (for), excluding |
| 4 | Middle English | but | Alternative form of bote |
| 5 | Old English | būtan | without, outside of, except, only; outside of |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *biūtan | outside, externally |