Etymology

azathioprine

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Today it means: A purine antimetabolite immunosuppressant used in organ transplant and autoimmune diseases to prevent rejection. Full definition →

English p(u)rine ← German Purin ← Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  9. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  10. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  11. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  12. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  13. Frenchazote
  14. Englishazote
  15. Englishaza-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  17. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  18. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  19. Englishthio-
  20. GermanPurin
  21. Englishp(u)rine
  22. English todayazathioprine

From aza- + thio- + p(u)rine.

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