Etymology

clonazepam

C3L1O1N1A1Z10E1P3A1M3

Today it means: A benzodiazepine with potent anticonvulsant used especially in the treatment of epilepsy and other seizure disorders; C₁₅H₁₀ClN₃O₃. It is the generic name for Klonopin. It is a derivative of nitrazepam. Full definition →

English nitrazepam ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus
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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. Egyptiannṯr
  7. Egyptiannṯrj
  8. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  9. Englishnitro-
  10. Englishnitr-
  11. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  14. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  15. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  16. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  17. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  18. Old Javanesejawa
  19. Old JavaneseJawi
  20. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  21. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  22. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  23. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  24. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  25. Catalanbenjuí
  26. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  27. Englishbenzoin
  28. Englishbenzo-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  30. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  31. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  32. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  33. Latindi-
  34. Englishdi-
  35. Proto-Indo-European*né
  36. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  37. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  38. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  39. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  40. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  41. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  42. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  43. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  44. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  45. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  46. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  47. Frenchazote
  48. Englishazote
  49. Englishaz-
  50. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  51. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  52. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  53. Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
  54. Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
  55. Frenchhepta-
  56. Englishazepine
  57. Englishdiazepine
  58. English(benzo)diazep(ine)
  59. Egyptianjmn
  60. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  61. LatinAmmōn
  62. Latinammoniacus
  63. Englishammonia
  64. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  65. Englisham(ide)
  66. Englishdiazepam
  67. Englishnitrazepam
  68. English todayclonazepam

Blend of chlo(ro)- + n(itr)azepam.

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