Where does “pirenzepine” come from?
pirenzepine (English) comes from English benzodiazepine, from English diazepine, from English azepine, from English az-, from English azote, from French azote, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
pirenzepine (English): A drug used in the treatment of peptic ulcers, one of the muscarinic receptor antagonists
Definitions
- A drug used in the treatment of peptic ulcers, one of the muscarinic receptor antagonists
Ancestry of “pirenzepine”, step by step
pirenzepine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English benzodiazepine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | benzodiazepine | Any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured... |
| 2 | English | diazepine | A seven-membered unsaturated heterocycle having... |
| 3 | English | azepine | An unsaturated seven-membered heterocycle having... |
| 4 | English | az- | Alternative form of azo-; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | English | azote | Nitrogen |
| 6 | French | azote | nitrogen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English piperazine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | piperazine | A saturated heterocyclic compound, CHN,... |
| 2 | German | Piperazin | — |