Where does “tazarotene” come from?

tazarotene (English) comes from English -arotene, from English carotene, from English carrot, from Middle English karette, from Translingual Caretta, from French caret, from French car, from Latin quare — second-person singular future passive indicative...

tazarotene (English): A topical retinoid used to treat psoriasis, acne, and photodamage

Definitions

  1. A topical retinoid used to treat psoriasis, acne, and photodamage

Ancestry of “tazarotene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-aroteneUsed to form names of arotinoid derivatives
2EnglishcaroteneA class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary...
3EnglishcarrotA vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root...
4Middle Englishkarettecarrot
5TranslingualCarettagenus
6Frenchcaretloggerhead turtle; hawksbill turtle; spool, reel
7Frenchcaras, since, because, for; a single-decked...
8Latinquareby what means, how; from what cause, on what...
9Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
10Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
11Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
12Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
13Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
14Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
15Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
16Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
17Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
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