The story
- Latin · derived fromansa“handle”
- English todayansamycin
From Latin ansa (“handle”) (from their unique structure) + -mycin.
Words from the same roots
Latinansa all →
easeansaansa compound
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ansamycin
Today it means: Any of a family of secondary metabolites with antimicrobial and antiviral effects. Full definition →
Latin ansa