Etymology

alizapride

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English sulpiride ← German Pyrro ← Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
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  1. Latinālium
  2. Latinallium
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  5. Englishallyl
  6. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  9. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  10. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  11. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  12. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  13. Old Javanesejawa
  14. Old JavaneseJawi
  15. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  16. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  17. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  18. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  19. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  20. Catalanbenjuí
  21. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  22. Englishbenzoin
  23. Englishbenzo-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  25. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  26. Proto-Italic*tri-
  27. Latintri-
  28. Englishtri-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*né
  30. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  31. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  32. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  33. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  34. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  35. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  36. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  37. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  38. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  39. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  40. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  41. Frenchazote
  42. Englishazote
  43. Englishazo-
  44. Englishazole
  45. Englishtriazole
  46. Englishbenzotriazole
  47. Latinsulpur
  48. Latinsulfur
  49. Latinsulphur
  50. Anglo-Normansulfre
  51. Middle Englishsulphur
  52. Englishsulf(ur)
  53. Egyptianjmn
  54. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  55. LatinAmmōn
  56. Latinammoniacus
  57. Englishammonia
  58. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  59. Englishamide
  60. Englishsulfamide
  61. Englishsul(famoyl)
  62. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  63. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  64. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  65. Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
  66. GermanPyrro
  67. Englishpyrrole
  68. Englishpyrrolidine
  69. Englishpyr(rolidinyl)
  70. Englishbenzo-
  71. Englishbenz-
  72. Englishamide
  73. English(benzam)ide
  74. Englishsulpiride
  75. English todayalizapride

From ally(l) + -za- (“alteration of (benzotri)az(ole)”) + -pride (“sulpiride derivative”).

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