Etymology

cefprozil

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Today it means: A cephalosporin-type antibiotic. Full definition →

English benzyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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The story

  1. Englishcefalosporin
  2. Englishcef-
  3. Englishpropenyl
  4. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  7. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  8. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  9. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  10. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  11. Old Javanesejawa
  12. Old JavaneseJawi
  13. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  14. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  15. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  16. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  17. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  18. Catalanbenjuí
  19. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  20. Englishbenzoin
  21. Englishbenzo-
  22. Englishbenz-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  24. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  25. Englishbenzyl
  26. English todaycefprozil

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + pro(penyl) + (ben)zyl.

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