Where does “triamterene” come from?
triamterene (English) comes from English triamino, from English amino, from English amino-, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é.
triamterene (English): A potassium-sparing diuretic used in combination with thiazide diuretics for the treatment of hypertension and edema
Definitions
- A potassium-sparing diuretic used in combination with thiazide diuretics for the treatment of hypertension and edema
Ancestry of “triamterene”, step by step
triamterene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English triamino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | triamino | Three amino groups in a molecule |
| 2 | English | amino | Relating to an amine; The amine functional group |
| 3 | English | amino- | Of amines and of the amino functional group |
| 4 | English | amine | A functional group formally derived from ammonia... |
| 5 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 6 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 7 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 8 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 9 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 10 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English pteridine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pteridine | A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle consisting of... |
| 2 | English | -idine | Denotes a chemical compound containing a ring... |
| 3 | English | pyridine | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 4 | German | Pyridin | pyridine |
| 5 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -inъ | -ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with... |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | -aninъ | — |