Where does “sultamicillin” come from?
sultamicillin (English) comes from English sulbactam, from English -bactam, from English beta-lactamase, from English beta-lactam, from English lactam, from English lactone, from English -one, from English ketone — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
sultamicillin (English): An oral form of the antibiotic combination ampicillin/sulbactam
Definitions
- An oral form of the antibiotic combination ampicillin/sulbactam
Ancestry of “sultamicillin”, step by step
sultamicillin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sulbactam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sulbactam | A beta-lactamase inhibitor that is usually administered in the form of its sodium salt C8H10NNaO5S in combination with a beta-lactam antibiotic (as ampicillin) |
| 2 | English | -bactam | Used to form names of β-lactamase inhibitors |
| 3 | English | beta-lactamase | An enzyme produced by certain bacteria,... |
| 4 | English | beta-lactam | A lactam having a four-membered ring structure; a... |
| 5 | English | lactam | Any of a class of cyclic amides that are the... |
| 6 | English | lactone | A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a... |
| 7 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 8 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 9 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 10 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 11 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 12 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 13 | French | -ate | ate |
| 14 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via English ampicillin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ampicillin | A semisynthetic form of penicillin C16H19N3O4S that is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and is used to treat infections of the urinary, respiratory, and intestinal tracts |
| 2 | English | amino- | Of amines and of the amino functional group |
| 3 | English | amine | A functional group formally derived from ammonia... |
| 4 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | Interlingua | -ina | forms nouns from nouns, denoting a technical term for a substance; container |
| 7 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 8 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |