Where does “primidone” come from?
primidone (English) comes from English Dione, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
primidone (English): An anticonvulsant drug chemically related (and partially metabolized) to phenobarbital, used in the treatment of epilepsy and essential (idiopathic) tremor
Definitions
- An anticonvulsant drug chemically related (and partially metabolized) to phenobarbital, used in the treatment of epilepsy and essential (idiopathic) tremor
Ancestry of “primidone”, step by step
primidone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dione
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dione | Mother of Aphrodite, and possibly the same as the goddess Rhea |
| 2 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 3 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 4 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 5 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 6 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 7 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 8 | French | -ate | ate |
| 9 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via English pyrimidine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pyrimidine | A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in... |
| 2 | German | Pyrimidin | — |