Etymology

alpiropride

A1L1P3I1R1O1P3R1I1D2E1

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English sulpiride ← Middle French benjoin ← Catalan benjuí
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  1. Latinālium
  2. Latinallium
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  5. Englishallyl
  6. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  7. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  8. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  9. Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
  10. GermanPyrro
  11. Englishpyrrole
  12. Englishpyrrolidine
  13. Englishpyrrolidinyl
  14. Latinsulpur
  15. Latinsulfur
  16. Latinsulphur
  17. Anglo-Normansulfre
  18. Middle Englishsulphur
  19. Englishsulf(ur)
  20. Egyptianjmn
  21. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  22. LatinAmmōn
  23. Latinammoniacus
  24. Englishammonia
  25. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  26. Englishamide
  27. Englishsulfamide
  28. Englishsul(famoyl)
  29. Englishpyr(rolidinyl)
  30. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  31. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  32. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  33. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  34. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  35. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  36. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  37. Old Javanesejawa
  38. Old JavaneseJawi
  39. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  40. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  41. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  42. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  43. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  44. Catalanbenjuí
  45. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  46. Englishbenzoin
  47. Englishbenzo-
  48. Englishbenz-
  49. Englishamide
  50. English(benzam)ide
  51. Englishsulpiride
  52. English todayalpiropride

From al(lyl) + pyrro(lidinyl) + -pride (“sulpiride derivative”).

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