Where does “pyrrolobenzodiazepine” come from?

pyrrolobenzodiazepine (English) comes from English azepine, from English az-, from English azote, from French azote, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

pyrrolobenzodiazepine (English): A class of compounds with antibiotic and anti-tumor properties

Definitions

  1. A class of compounds with antibiotic and anti-tumor properties

Ancestry of “pyrrolobenzodiazepine”, step by step

pyrrolobenzodiazepine traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English azepine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishazepineAn unsaturated seven-membered heterocycle having...
2Englishaz-Alternative form of azo-; Alternative form of...
3EnglishazoteNitrogen
4Frenchazotenitrogen
5Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
6Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via English ‐o‐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English‐o‐
2Latin‐o‐
3Ancient Greek-ό-

via English pyrrol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpyrrolAlternative spelling of pyrrole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-
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