Where does “penciclovir” come from?

penciclovir (English) comes from English isopentyl, from English pentyl, from English pentane, from English pent, from English pen, from English penetration, from Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon — asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...

penciclovir (English): A guanine analogue antiviral drug C10H15N5O3 that is used mostly topically for the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis

Definitions

  1. A guanine analogue antiviral drug C10H15N5O3 that is used mostly topically for the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis

Ancestry of “penciclovir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishisopentylisoamyl
2EnglishpentylAny of several isomeric univalent hydrocarbon...
3EnglishpentaneAn aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula CH;...
4EnglishpentConfinement; concealment; Confined in a pen,...
5EnglishpenAn enclosure used to contain domesticated...
6EnglishpenetrationThe act of penetrating something; Specifically,...
7Middle Englishpenetracioun
8Old Frenchpenetracïonpenetration (act, instance of penetrating)
9Latinpenetrātiōpiercing, penetration
10Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
11Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
12Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
13Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
14Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
Every word from Latin dis-