Etymology

esaprazole

E1S1A1P3R1A1Z10O1L1E1

Today it means: An antiulcer drug. Full definition →

English timoprazole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Englishhex-
  8. Englishhexane
  9. Englishesa-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  12. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  13. Englishthio-
  14. Englishthi-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  16. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  17. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  18. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  19. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  20. GermanMethy
  21. Englishmethyl
  22. GermanPyridin
  23. Englishpyridine
  24. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  25. Englishpyridinyl
  26. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  27. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  28. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  29. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  30. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  31. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  32. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  33. Old Javanesejawa
  34. Old JavaneseJawi
  35. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  36. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  37. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  38. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  39. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  40. Catalanbenjuí
  41. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  42. Englishbenzoin
  43. Englishbenzo-
  44. Englishbenz-
  45. Egyptianjmn
  46. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  47. LatinAmmōn
  48. Latinammoniacus
  49. Englishammonia
  50. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  51. Englishamide
  52. Englishimide
  53. Proto-Indo-European*né
  54. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  55. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  56. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  57. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  58. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  59. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  60. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  61. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  62. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  63. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  64. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  65. Frenchazote
  66. Englishazote
  67. Englishazo-
  68. Englishazole
  69. Englishimidazole
  70. Englishbenzimidazole
  71. Englishtimoprazole
  72. English todayesaprazole

From esa- (“alteration of hexane”) + -prazole (“benzimidazole derivative”).

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