Etymology

benziodarone

B3E1N1Z10I1O1D2A1R1O1N1E1

Today it means: A particular vasodilator. 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. Proto-Hellenic*wion
  21. Ancient Greekἴον (íon)
  22. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  24. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  25. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  26. Ancient Greekἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)
  27. Englishiodo-
  28. Englishiod-
  29. Old Tupikumar
  30. Frenchcoumarou
  31. Frenchcoumarine
  32. GermanKeton
  33. Englishketone
  34. Englishcoumarone
  35. English todaybenziodarone

From iod- + benzarone.

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