Etymology

enzalutamide

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Today it means: A synthetic, non-steroidal pure antiandrogen developed for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Full definition →

English flutamide ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos) ← Latin fluor
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  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. Englishbenz-
  20. Egyptianjmn
  21. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  22. LatinAmmōn
  23. Latinammoniacus
  24. Englishammonia
  25. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  26. Englishamide
  27. Englishbenzamide
  28. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  31. Latinfluō
  32. Latinfluor
  33. Englishfluoro-
  34. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  35. Englishiso-
  36. Englishbutyric
  37. Englishamide
  38. Englishbutyramide
  39. Englishisobutyramide
  40. Englishflutamide
  41. English todayenzalutamide

From (b)enza(mide) + -lutamide (“nonsteroid antiandrogen”).

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