Where does “valganciclovir” come from?
valganciclovir (English) comes from English ganciclovir, from English -ciclovir, from English aciclovir, from English acycloguanosine, from English a-, from Middle English a-, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar- — out, outward.
valganciclovir (English): An antiviral medication used to treat cytomegalovirus infections, converted to ganciclovir inside the body by intestinal and hepatic esterases
Definitions
- An antiviral medication used to treat cytomegalovirus infections, converted to ganciclovir inside the body by intestinal and hepatic esterases
Ancestry of “valganciclovir”, step by step
valganciclovir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ganciclovir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ganciclovir | An antiviral medication C9H13N5O4 related to acyclovir and used especially to treat or prevent cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised individuals |
| 2 | English | -ciclovir | Used to form names of bicyclic heterocycle compounds used as antivirals |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | English | acycloguanosine | A guanosine analogue antiviral drug |
| 5 | English | a- | "arise, await"; "abide, amaze"; In, on, at; used... |
| 6 | Middle English | a- | up, out, away; of; on, in |
| 7 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 8 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 13 | 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 | — |