Where does “pentobarbital” come from?
pentobarbital (English) comes from English pentyl, from English pentane, from English pent, from English pen, from English penetration, from Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, from Latin penetrātiō — shoe.
pentobarbital (English): A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug (trademark Nembutal) formerly used to relieve insomnia
Definitions
- A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug (trademark Nembutal) formerly used to relieve insomnia
Ancestry of “pentobarbital”, step by step
pentobarbital traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English pentyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pentyl | Any of several isomeric univalent hydrocarbon... |
| 2 | English | pentane | An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula CH;... |
| 3 | English | pent | Confinement; concealment; Confined in a pen,... |
| 4 | English | pen | An enclosure used to contain domesticated... |
| 5 | English | penetration | The act of penetrating something; Specifically,... |
| 6 | Middle English | penetracioun | — |
| 7 | Old French | penetracïon | penetration (act, instance of penetrating) |
| 8 | Latin | penetrātiō | piercing, penetration |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
via English ‐o‐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 2 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 3 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 4 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 5 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 6 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English barbital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barbital | The first commercially marketed barbiturate, used... |