Where does “pental” come from?
pental (English) comes from English thiopental, from English pentobarbital, from English pentyl, from English pentane, from English pent, from English pen, from English penetration, from Middle English penetracioun — second-person singular future passive indicative...
pental (English): sodium thiopental, a common anesthetic
Definitions
- sodium thiopental, a common anesthetic
Ancestry of “pental”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thiopental | A barbiturate CHNOS used in the form of its... |
| 2 | English | pentobarbital | A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug (trademark Nembutal) formerly used to relieve insomnia |
| 3 | English | pentyl | Any of several isomeric univalent hydrocarbon... |
| 4 | English | pentane | An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula CH;... |
| 5 | English | pent | Confinement; concealment; Confined in a pen,... |
| 6 | English | pen | An enclosure used to contain domesticated... |
| 7 | English | penetration | The act of penetrating something; Specifically,... |
| 8 | Middle English | penetracioun | — |
| 9 | Old French | penetracïon | penetration (act, instance of penetrating) |
| 10 | Latin | penetrātiō | piercing, penetration |
| 11 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 12 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 13 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 14 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |