Where does “secobarbital” come from?
secobarbital (English) comes from English pentobarbital, from English pentyl, from English pentane, from English pent, from English pen, from English penetration, from Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon — asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
secobarbital (English): A barbiturate CHNO that is used chiefly in the...
Definitions
- A barbiturate CHNO that is used chiefly in the...
Ancestry of “secobarbital”, step by step
secobarbital traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pentobarbital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pentobarbital | A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug (trademark Nembutal) formerly used to relieve insomnia |
| 2 | English | pentyl | Any of several isomeric univalent hydrocarbon... |
| 3 | English | pentane | An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula CH;... |
| 4 | English | pent | Confinement; concealment; Confined in a pen,... |
| 5 | English | pen | An enclosure used to contain domesticated... |
| 6 | English | penetration | The act of penetrating something; Specifically,... |
| 7 | Middle English | penetracioun | — |
| 8 | Old French | penetracïon | penetration (act, instance of penetrating) |
| 9 | Latin | penetrātiō | piercing, penetration |
| 10 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 11 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 12 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 13 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 14 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
via English Seconal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Seconal | A barbiturate drug used as a sedative and... |
| 2 | English | secondary | Next in order to the first or primary; of second... |
| 3 | Middle English | secundarie | Secondary; lesser in import, meaning or... |
| 4 | Latin | secundārius | second-class, second-rate, of inferior quality |
| 5 | Latin | secundus | second, the ordinal number after prīmus and... |
| 6 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |