Where does “oxyfedrine” come from?
oxyfedrine (English) comes from English ephedrine, from English ephedra, from Ancient Greek ἐφέδρα, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ, from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər — to be hot; to burn.
oxyfedrine (English): A drug that acts as a vasodilator
Definitions
- A drug that acts as a vasodilator
Ancestry of “oxyfedrine”, step by step
oxyfedrine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ephedrine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ephedrine | A crystalline alkaloid drug CHNO obtained from a... |
| 2 | English | ephedra | Any plant of the genus "Ephedra" of gymnosperm... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐφέδρα | sitting by or before a place; siege, blockade;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
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 |