Etymology

chlorothiazide

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Today it means: A thiazide diuretic used in the treatment of hypertension and other conditions Full definition →

English thiazide ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  4. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  5. Englishchloro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  8. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  9. Englishthio-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*né
  11. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  12. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  13. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  16. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  17. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  18. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  19. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  20. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  21. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  22. Frenchazote
  23. Englishaz(ote)
  24. Englishazine
  25. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  26. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  27. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  28. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  29. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  30. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  31. Frenchoxygène
  32. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  33. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  34. Proto-Italic*akēō
  35. Latinaceō
  36. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  37. Latinacidu
  38. Frenchacide
  39. Frenchoxide
  40. Englishoxide
  41. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  42. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  43. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  44. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  45. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  46. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  47. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  48. Old Javanesejawa
  49. Old JavaneseJawi
  50. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  51. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  52. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  53. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  54. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  55. Catalanbenjuí
  56. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  57. Englishbenzoin
  58. Englishbenzo-
  59. Englishthia-
  60. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  61. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  62. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  63. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  64. Latindi-
  65. Englishdi-
  66. Englishazote
  67. Englishdiazine
  68. Englishthiadiazine
  69. Englishbenzothiadiazine
  70. Englishdi-
  71. Englishoxide
  72. Englishdioxide
  73. Englishthiazide
  74. English todaychlorothiazide

From chloro- + -thiazide.

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