Where does “valaciclovir” come from?
valaciclovir (English) comes from English aciclovir, from English acycloguanosine, from English a-, from Middle English a-, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz- — out, outward.
valaciclovir (English): An antiviral prodrug used in the management of herpes simplex and herpes zoster
Definitions
- An antiviral prodrug used in the management of herpes simplex and herpes zoster
Ancestry of “valaciclovir”, step by step
valaciclovir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aciclovir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aciclovir | A cyclic synthetic nucleoside C8H11N5O3 used as an antiviral drug (trademarks Avirax, Zovirax) chiefly in the treatment of chicken pox, shingles, the genital form of herpes simplex, and AIDS |
| 2 | English | acycloguanosine | A guanosine analogue antiviral drug |
| 3 | English | a- | "arise, await"; "abide, amaze"; In, on, at; used... |
| 4 | Middle English | a- | up, out, away; of; on, in |
| 5 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 6 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via English valine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | valine | An essential amino acid "2-amino-3-methylbutanoic... |
| 2 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |