Etymology

benznidazole

B3E1N1Z10N1I1D2A1Z10O1L1E1

Today it means: An antiparasitic medication used in the treatment of Chagas disease. Full definition →

English metronidazole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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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*médʰu
  21. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  22. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  23. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  24. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  25. GermanMethy
  26. Englishme(thyl)
  27. Egyptiannṯr
  28. Egyptiannṯrj
  29. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  30. Englishnitro-
  31. Egyptianjmn
  32. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  33. LatinAmmōn
  34. Latinammoniacus
  35. Englishammonia
  36. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  37. Englishamide
  38. Englishimide
  39. Proto-Indo-European*né
  40. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  41. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  42. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  43. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  44. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  45. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  46. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  47. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  48. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  49. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  50. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  51. Frenchazote
  52. Englishazote
  53. Englishazo-
  54. Englishazole
  55. Englishimidazole
  56. Englishmetronidazole
  57. English todaybenznidazole

From benz- + -nidazole (“metronidazole derivative”).

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