Where does “troleandomycin” come from?
troleandomycin (English) comes from English oleandomycin, from English -mycin, from English streptomycin, from Translingual Streptomyces, from Ancient Greek στρεπτός, from Ancient Greek στρέφω, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.
troleandomycin (English): A macrolide antibiotic
Definitions
- A macrolide antibiotic
Ancestry of “troleandomycin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oleandomycin | A macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces... |
| 2 | English | -mycin | Used to form names of antibiotics produced by... |
| 3 | English | streptomycin | An aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic... |
| 4 | Translingual | Streptomyces | genus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στρεπτός | Easily twisted, pliant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στρέφω | to twist |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | strebʰ- | — |