Etymology

cloxacepride

C3L1O1X8A1C3E1P3R1I1D2E1

Today it means: A calcium channel blocker. Full definition →

English sulpiride ← Middle French benjoin ← Catalan benjuí
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  1. Englishchlorophenoxy
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  4. Proto-Italic*akēō
  5. Latinaceō
  6. Latinacēscō
  7. Latinacētum
  8. Englishaceto-
  9. Englishacet-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  12. Englishacetyl
  13. Egyptianjmn
  14. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  15. LatinAmmōn
  16. Latinammoniacus
  17. Englishammonia
  18. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  19. Englishamide
  20. Englishacetamide
  21. Latinsulpur
  22. Latinsulfur
  23. Latinsulphur
  24. Anglo-Normansulfre
  25. Middle Englishsulphur
  26. Englishsulf(ur)
  27. Englishamide
  28. Englishsulfamide
  29. Englishsul(famoyl)
  30. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  31. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  32. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  33. Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
  34. GermanPyrro
  35. Englishpyrrole
  36. Englishpyrrolidine
  37. Englishpyr(rolidinyl)
  38. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  39. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  40. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  41. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  42. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  43. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  44. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  45. Old Javanesejawa
  46. Old JavaneseJawi
  47. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  48. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  49. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  50. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  51. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  52. Catalanbenjuí
  53. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  54. Englishbenzoin
  55. Englishbenzo-
  56. Englishbenz-
  57. Englishamide
  58. English(benzam)ide
  59. Englishsulpiride
  60. English todaycloxacepride

From chlo(rophen)ox(y) + ace(tamide) + -pride (“sulpiride derivative”).

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