Where does “oxymetazoline” come from?
oxymetazoline (English) comes from English imidazole, from English azole, from English -ole, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل — kohl, antimony paste.
oxymetazoline (English): A sympathomimetic drug with vasoconstrictive activity that is used in the form of its hydrochloride C16H24N2O·HCl chiefly as a topical nasal decongestant, developed from xylometazoline
Definitions
- A sympathomimetic drug with vasoconstrictive activity that is used in the form of its hydrochloride C16H24N2O·HCl chiefly as a topical nasal decongestant, developed from xylometazoline
Ancestry of “oxymetazoline”, step by step
oxymetazoline traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English imidazole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imidazole | A heterocyclic organic compound containing two... |
| 2 | English | azole | Any of a class of five-membered unsaturated... |
| 3 | English | -ole | A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of... |
| 4 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 5 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 6 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 8 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 9 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 10 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
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 |