Where does “thiopental” come from?
thiopental (English) comes from English pentobarbital, from English pentyl, from English pentane, from English pent, from English pen, from English penetration, from Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon — asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
thiopental (English): A barbiturate CHNOS used in the form of its...
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- A barbiturate CHNOS used in the form of its...
Ancestry of “thiopental”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pentobarbital | A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug (trademark Nembutal) formerly used to relieve insomnia |
| 2 | English | pentyl | Any of several isomeric univalent hydrocarbon... |
| 3 | English | pentane | An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula CH;... |
| 4 | English | pent | Confinement; concealment; Confined in a pen,... |
| 5 | English | pen | An enclosure used to contain domesticated... |
| 6 | English | penetration | The act of penetrating something; Specifically,... |
| 7 | Middle English | penetracioun | — |
| 8 | Old French | penetracïon | penetration (act, instance of penetrating) |
| 9 | Latin | penetrātiō | piercing, penetration |
| 10 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 11 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 12 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 13 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 14 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |