Etymology

carnidazole

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Today it means: An antiprotozoal drug of the nitroimidazole class used in veterinary medicine. Full definition →

English metronidazole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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  1. Englishcarbamothioate
  2. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  3. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  4. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  7. GermanMethy
  8. Englishme(thyl)
  9. Egyptiannṯr
  10. Egyptiannṯrj
  11. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  12. Englishnitro-
  13. Egyptianjmn
  14. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  15. LatinAmmōn
  16. Latinammoniacus
  17. Englishammonia
  18. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  19. Englishamide
  20. Englishimide
  21. Proto-Indo-European*né
  22. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  23. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  24. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  25. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  27. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  28. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  29. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  30. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  31. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  32. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  33. Frenchazote
  34. Englishazote
  35. Englishazo-
  36. Englishazole
  37. Englishimidazole
  38. Englishmetronidazole
  39. English todaycarnidazole

From car(bamothioate) + -nidazole (“metronidazole derivative”).

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