Etymology

benzathine

B3E1N1Z10A1T1H4I1N1E1

Today it means: A diamine used in some medications to stabilize penicillin. Full definition →

English ethane ← German Ethy ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. Englishbenz-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  21. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  22. Englishbenzyl
  23. Egyptianjmn
  24. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  25. LatinAmmōn
  26. Latinammoniacus
  27. Englishammonia
  28. Englishamine
  29. Englishamino-
  30. Englishamino
  31. Englishbenzylamino
  32. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  33. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  34. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  35. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  36. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  37. Latinaethēr
  38. GermanÄther
  39. GermanEther
  40. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  41. GermanEthy
  42. Englishethyl
  43. Englisheth-
  44. Englishethane
  45. English todaybenzathine

From benz(yl)a(mino) + (e)th(ane) + -ine.

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