Where does “tacrolimus” come from?
Tacrolimus comes from English macrolide, English immunosuppressant, English suppressant, English suppress, Latin suppressus, Latin supprimo meaning to press down, Latin sub meaning under, and Proto-Indo-European per-.
tacrolimus (English): An immunosuppressive drug obtained from...
Definitions
- An immunosuppressive drug obtained from...
Ancestry of “tacrolimus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -imus | Used to form names of immunosuppressants other... |
| 2 | English | immunosuppressant | Capable of immunosuppression, immunosuppressive;... |
| 3 | English | suppressant | A substance that suppresses |
| 4 | English | ȧnt | — |
| 5 | Middle English | ampte | An ant; a formicid; A mantid |
| 6 | Old English | ǣmete | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | āmaitijā | ant |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |