Etymology

benzthiazide

B3E1N1Z10T1H4I1A1Z10I1D2E1

Today it means: A thiazide diuretic drug used to treat high blood pressure and edema. Full definition →

English thiazide ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)
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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*dʰewh₂-der.?
  21. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  22. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  23. Englishthio-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*né
  25. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  26. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  27. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  28. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  30. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  31. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  32. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  33. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  34. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  35. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  36. Frenchazote
  37. Englishaz(ote)
  38. Englishazine
  39. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  40. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  41. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  42. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  43. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  44. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  45. Frenchoxygène
  46. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  47. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  48. Proto-Italic*akēō
  49. Latinaceō
  50. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  51. Latinacidu
  52. Frenchacide
  53. Frenchoxide
  54. Englishoxide
  55. Englishbenzo-
  56. Englishthia-
  57. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  58. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  59. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  60. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  61. Latindi-
  62. Englishdi-
  63. Englishazote
  64. Englishdiazine
  65. Englishthiadiazine
  66. Englishbenzothiadiazine
  67. Englishdi-
  68. Englishoxide
  69. Englishdioxide
  70. Englishthiazide
  71. English todaybenzthiazide

From benz- + -thiazide.

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