Etymology

carbamazepine

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Today it means: A synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug. Full definition →

English benzazepine ← French hepta- ← Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
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  1. Englishcarbamic
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  4. Englishcarbamoyl
  5. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  8. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  9. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  10. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  11. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  12. Old Javanesejawa
  13. Old JavaneseJawi
  14. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  15. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  16. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  17. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  18. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  19. Catalanbenjuí
  20. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  21. Englishbenzoin
  22. Englishbenzo-
  23. Englishbenz-
  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. Englishazote
  38. Englishaz-
  39. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  40. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  41. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  42. Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
  43. Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
  44. Frenchhepta-
  45. Englishazepine
  46. Englishbenzazepine
  47. English todaycarbamazepine

Blend of carbamoyl + benzazepine.

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