Where does “verapamil” come from?
Verapamil comes from English amino and English propyl combined with English amine, which derives from English ammonia through English -an, from Latin -inus, ultimately from Ancient Greek πρό.
verapamil (English): A synthetic compound which acts as a calcium...
Definitions
- A synthetic compound which acts as a calcium...
Ancestry of “verapamil”, step by step
verapamil traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English amino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amino | Relating to an amine; The amine functional group |
| 2 | English | amino- | Of amines and of the amino functional group |
| 3 | English | amine | A functional group formally derived from ammonia... |
| 4 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English isopropyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isopropyl | the univalent organic radical CH- |
| 2 | English | iso- | equal; forms terms relating to isomers; forms... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῐ̓́σος | equal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάρος | weight, burden, load; grief, sorrow; plenty |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαρύς | heavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷarus | heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via English nitrile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nitrile | any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |