Where does “sulfasalazine” come from?
sulfasalazine (English) comes from English sulfa-, from English sulfonamide, from English amide, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.
sulfasalazine (English): A sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) and several types of inflammatory arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis)
Definitions
- A sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) and several types of inflammatory arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis)
Ancestry of “sulfasalazine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sulfa- | Used to form names of sulfonamides used as... |
| 2 | English | sulfonamide | Any amide of a sulfonic acid RSNR'; Any of a... |
| 3 | English | amide | Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the... |
| 4 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 5 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 6 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |