Etymology

benzbromarone

B3E1N1Z10B3R1O1M3A1R1O1N1E1

Today it means: A uricosuric agent used in the treatment of gout. Full definition →

English coumarone ← German Keton ← French coumarine
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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. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  21. Frenchbrome
  22. Englishbrome
  23. Englishbromine
  24. Englishbromo-
  25. Englishbrom-
  26. Old Tupikumar
  27. Frenchcoumarou
  28. Frenchcoumarine
  29. GermanKeton
  30. Englishketone
  31. Englishcoumarone
  32. English todaybenzbromarone

From brom- + benzarone.

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