Etymology

clotiapine

C3L1O1T1I1A1P3I1N1E1

Today it means: An atypical antipsychotic of the dibenzothiazepine chemical class. Full definition →

English clozapine ← French hepta- ← Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
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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. Englishthia-
  7. Englishchlo(ro)-
  8. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  11. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  12. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  13. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  14. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  15. Old Javanesejawa
  16. Old JavaneseJawi
  17. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  18. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  19. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  20. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  21. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  22. Catalanbenjuí
  23. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  24. Englishbenzoin
  25. Englishbenzo-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  27. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  28. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  29. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  30. Latindi-
  31. Englishdi-
  32. Proto-Indo-European*né
  33. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  34. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  35. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  36. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  37. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  38. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  39. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  40. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  41. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  42. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  43. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  44. Frenchazote
  45. Englishazote
  46. Englishaz-
  47. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  48. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  49. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  50. Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
  51. Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
  52. Frenchhepta-
  53. Englishazepine
  54. Englishdiazepine
  55. Englishclozapine
  56. English todayclotiapine

From chlo(ro)- + thia- + -apine (“psychoactive tricyclic compound”).

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