Etymology

artemether

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Today it means: An antimalarial derived from artemisinin, and used to treat multiply drug-resistant strains of falciparum malaria. Full definition →

English ether ← Latin aethēr ← Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)
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  1. Englisharte-
  2. Englishmeth-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  5. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  6. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  7. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  8. Latinaethēr
  9. Englishether
  10. English todayartemether

From arte- (“artemisinin-related compound”) + meth- + ether.

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