Where does “rocuronium” come from?

rocuronium (English) comes from English onset, from English seṭ, from English sept, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi — to follow; to see; to say.

rocuronium (English): An aminosteroid nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocker used in anesthesia, to facilitate endotracheal intubation, and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation

Definitions

  1. An aminosteroid nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocker used in anesthesia, to facilitate endotracheal intubation, and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation

Ancestry of “rocuronium”, step by step

rocuronium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English onset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishonsetAn attack; an assault especially of an army; The...
2Englishseṭof a root, having a final "i" sound in certain...
3EnglishseptA clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a...
4EnglishsectAn offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing...
5Middle EnglishsecteA variety or sort; a category with a...
6Old Frenchsectea sect in philosophy or religion
7Late Latinsectaa sect in philosophy or religion, a school,...
8Latinsequipresent active infinitive of sequor; follow, come...
9LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
10Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
11Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
12Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via English rapid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrapidVery swift or quick; Steep, changing altitude...
2Frenchrapidefast, rapid; fast; rapidly; quickly; rapid
3Italianrapidoquick, fast, rapid
4Spanishrápidorapid, quick, fast; rapidly, quickly, fast; rapid
5Latinrapidusrapid, quick, swift; fierce, seizing; hasty,...
6Latinrapiōto snatch, grab, carry off, abduct, rape, steal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rp-i-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-
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