Etymology

carbenicillin

C3A1R1B3E1N1I1C3I1L1L1I1N1

Today it means: A broad-spectrum semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₁₈N₂O₆S used to treat infection by Gram-negative bacteria (as pseudomonas). Full definition →

English benzylpenicillin ← Latin pēnicillum ← Proto-Italic *peznis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  2. Latincarbōnem
  3. Frenchcarbone
  4. Englishcarbon
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  7. Englishcarbonyl
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  10. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  12. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  13. Frenchhydro-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  16. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  17. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  18. Frenchhydrogène
  19. Englishhydrogen
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  21. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  22. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  23. Frenchoxygène
  24. Englishoxygen
  25. Englishhydroxyl
  26. Englishcarboxyl
  27. Englishcarboxy
  28. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  29. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  31. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  32. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  33. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  34. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  35. Old Javanesejawa
  36. Old JavaneseJawi
  37. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  38. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  39. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  40. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  41. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  42. Catalanbenjuí
  43. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  44. Englishbenzoin
  45. Englishbenzo-
  46. Englishbenz-
  47. Englishbenzyl
  48. Proto-Indo-European*pes-
  49. Proto-Indo-European*pes-ni-s
  50. Proto-Italic*peznis
  51. Latinpēnis
  52. Latinpēniculus
  53. Latinpēnicillum
  54. Englishpenicillin
  55. Englishbenzylpenicillin
  56. English todaycarbenicillin

Blend of carboxy + ben(zylpen)icillin.

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