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Where does “zolpidem” come from?

zolpidem (English) comes from English imidazole, from English azole, from English -ole, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل.

zolpidem (English): A sedative and hypnotic drug administered orally...

Definitions

  1. A sedative and hypnotic drug administered orally...

Ancestry of “zolpidem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimidazoleA heterocyclic organic compound containing two...
2EnglishazoleAny of a class of five-membered unsaturated...
3English-oleA diminutive suffix referring to small parts of...
4English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
5EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
6FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
7Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
8Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
9Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
10Akkadianguḫlum—
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