Etymology

alprazolam

A1L1P3R1A1Z10O1L1A1M3

Today it means: A drug (trademark Xanax) of the benzodiazepine group (8-chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine), used in the treatment of anxiety. Full definition →

English diazepam ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus
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  1. Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-
  2. Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)
  3. Ancient Greekἄλφα (álpha)
  4. Englishal(pha)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  8. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  9. Frenchphéno-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  12. Frenchphényle
  13. Englishp(henyl)
  14. English(t)r(i)azol(o)
  15. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  16. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  18. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  19. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  20. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  21. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  22. Old Javanesejawa
  23. Old JavaneseJawi
  24. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  25. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  26. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  27. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  28. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  29. Catalanbenjuí
  30. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  31. Englishbenzoin
  32. Englishbenzo-
  33. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  34. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  35. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  36. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  37. Latindi-
  38. Englishdi-
  39. Proto-Indo-European*né
  40. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  41. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  42. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  43. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  44. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  45. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  46. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  47. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  48. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  49. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  50. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  51. Frenchazote
  52. Englishazote
  53. Englishaz-
  54. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  55. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  56. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  57. Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
  58. Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
  59. Frenchhepta-
  60. Englishazepine
  61. Englishdiazepine
  62. English(benzo)diazep(ine)
  63. Egyptianjmn
  64. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  65. LatinAmmōn
  66. Latinammoniacus
  67. Englishammonia
  68. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  69. Englisham(ide)
  70. Englishdiazepam
  71. English todayalprazolam

From al(pha) + p(henyl) + (t)r(i)azol(o) + -(azep)am.

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