Where does “нифуртимокс” come from?
нифуртимокс (Russian) comes from English nifurtimox, from English nifur-, from English nitrofuran, from English furan, from English furfural, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd — kohl, antimony paste.
Ancestry of “нифуртимокс”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nifurtimox | A nitrofuran antitrypanosomal drug administered orally in the treatment of Chagas disease; C10H13N3O5S |
| 2 | English | nifur- | Used to form names of [[nitrofuran |
| 3 | English | nitrofuran | A class of drug, derived from furan, used to... |
| 4 | English | furan | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 5 | English | furfural | A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it... |
| 6 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 7 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 8 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 9 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 10 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 11 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 12 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 13 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |