Etymology

brobactam

B3R1O1B3A1C3T1A1M3

Today it means: A beta-lactam antibiotic. Full definition →

English beta-lactamase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi
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  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. Englishbromo-
  6. Proto-Semitic*bayt-
  7. Phoenician𐤁𐤕 (bt)
  8. Ancient Greekβῆτᾰ (bêtă)
  9. Englishbeta
  10. Latinlac
  11. Englishlacto-
  12. GermanKeton
  13. Englishketone
  14. Englishlac(tone)
  15. Egyptianjmn
  16. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  17. LatinAmmōn
  18. Latinammoniacus
  19. Englishammonia
  20. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  21. Englisham(ide)
  22. Englishlactam
  23. Englishbeta-lactam
  24. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  25. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  26. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  27. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  28. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  29. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  31. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  32. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  33. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  34. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  35. Englishdiastase
  36. Englishbeta-lactamase
  37. English todaybrobactam

From bro(mo)- + -bactam (“β-lactamase inhibitor”).

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