Etymology

clorprenaline

C3L1O1R1P3R1E1N1A1L1I1N1E1

Today it means: A beta-adrenergic agonist 1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(propan-2-ylamino)ethanol. Full definition →

English isoprenaline ← Late Latin rēnāli ← Latin rēn
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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. Englishchlor-
  7. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  8. Englishiso-
  9. Frenchpropionique
  10. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  12. Frenchpropyl-
  13. Englishpropyl
  14. Englishisopropyl
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  17. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  18. Ancient Greekγιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)
  19. Ancient Greekγνώμων (gnṓmōn)
  20. Latinnorma
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  23. Latinnōrmālis
  24. Englishnormal
  25. Englishnor-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  27. Proto-Italic*ad
  28. Proto-Italic*ad-
  29. Latinad-
  30. Englishad-
  31. Latinrēn
  32. Late Latinrēnāli
  33. Englishrenal
  34. Englishadrenal
  35. Englishadrenaline
  36. Englishnoradrenaline
  37. Englishisoprenaline
  38. English todayclorprenaline

From chlor- + -prenaline (“phenethylamine derivative”).

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