Etymology

bamnidazole

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Today it means: An antiprotozoal drug. Full definition →

English metronidazole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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  1. Englishcarbamic
  2. Englishcarbamate
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  4. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  5. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. GermanMethy
  9. Englishme(thyl)
  10. Egyptiannṯr
  11. Egyptiannṯrj
  12. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  13. Englishnitro-
  14. Egyptianjmn
  15. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  16. LatinAmmōn
  17. Latinammoniacus
  18. Englishammonia
  19. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  20. Englishamide
  21. Englishimide
  22. Proto-Indo-European*né
  23. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  24. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  25. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  26. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  27. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  28. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  29. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  30. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  31. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  32. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  33. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  34. Frenchazote
  35. Englishazote
  36. Englishazo-
  37. Englishazole
  38. Englishimidazole
  39. Englishmetronidazole
  40. English todaybamnidazole

From (car)bam(ate) + -nidazole (“metronidazole derivative”).

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