Where does “sucralfate” come from?
sucralfate (English) comes from English sucrose, from French sucre, from Middle French sucre, from Old French çucre, from Arabic سكر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl, from Sanskrit शर्करा — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
sucralfate (English): A drug used in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers. It is a complex of aluminium hydroxide and a sulfate derivative of sucrose, C12HmAl16OnS8 where m and n are approximately 54 and 75
Definitions
- A drug used in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers. It is a complex of aluminium hydroxide and a sulfate derivative of sucrose, C12HmAl16OnS8 where m and n are approximately 54 and 75
Ancestry of “sucralfate”, step by step
sucralfate traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English sucrose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sucrose | A disaccharide with formula CHO, consisting of... |
| 2 | French | sucre | sugar |
| 3 | Middle French | sucre | — |
| 4 | Old French | çucre | sugar |
| 5 | Arabic | سكر | sugar; to sugar, to sprinkle sugar over; to... |
| 6 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 7 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 8 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
via English aluminum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aluminum | A metallic chemical element with an atomic... |
| 2 | English | alumium | aluminium/aluminum |
| 3 | English | alum | An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form... |
| 4 | English | alumnus | A male pupil or student; A male graduate; A... |
| 5 | Latin | alumnus | Nourished, fostered, etc; Nursling, pupil; foster... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | alomanos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el-o-mh₁no- | being nourished |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |
via English sulfate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sulfate | Any ester of sulfuric acid; Any salt of sulfuric... |
| 2 | French | sulfate | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | New Latin | sulphatum | — |
| 4 | New Latin | sulphatus | — |
| 5 | Latin | sulphur | sulfur, brimstone; lightning |
| 6 | Latin | sulpur | Archaic form of sulphur |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swelplos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |