Where does “phenytoin” come from?
phenytoin (English) comes from English diphenylhydantoin, from English hydantoin, from English hydrogenation, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
phenytoin (English): A synthetic compound related to hydantoin, used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy
Definitions
- A synthetic compound related to hydantoin, used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy
Ancestry of “phenytoin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diphenylhydantoin | phenytoin |
| 2 | English | hydantoin | The heterocycle "imidazolidine-2,4-dione" derived... |
| 3 | English | hydrogenation | The chemical reaction of hydrogen with another... |
| 4 | English | -ation | An action or process; The result of an action or... |
| 5 | Middle English | -acioun | Forms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,... |
| 6 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 7 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |