Where does “pinaverium” come from?
pinaverium (English) comes from English norpinyl, from English norpinane, from English nor-, from English normal, from Latin normālis, from Latin nōrma, from Ancient Greek γνώμων, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω — to know.
pinaverium (English): A calcium channel blocker used to treat functional gastrointestinal disorders
Definitions
- A calcium channel blocker used to treat functional gastrointestinal disorders
Ancestry of “pinaverium”, step by step
pinaverium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English norpinyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | norpinyl | Any organic chemical radical or substituent derived from norpinane (bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane) by the removal of a hydrogen atom |
| 2 | English | norpinane | The bicyclic saturated hydrocarbon from which the terpenes pinane and pinene are derived |
| 3 | English | nor- | a compound derived from another by removal of a... |
| 4 | English | normal | According to norms or rules or to a regular... |
| 5 | Latin | normālis | perpendicular, square, with right angles |
| 6 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via English papaverine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | papaverine | A nonaddictive derivative of opium used in... |
| 2 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |