Etymology

etazepine

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Today it means: A tricyclic anticonvulsant drug. Full definition →

English benzazepine ← French hepta- ← Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
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  1. Englishethoxy
  2. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  5. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  6. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  7. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  8. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  9. Old Javanesejawa
  10. Old JavaneseJawi
  11. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  12. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  13. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  14. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  15. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  16. Catalanbenjuí
  17. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  18. Englishbenzoin
  19. Englishbenzo-
  20. Englishbenz-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*né
  22. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  23. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  24. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  25. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  27. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  28. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  29. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  30. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  31. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  32. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  33. Frenchazote
  34. Englishazote
  35. Englishaz-
  36. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  37. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  38. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  39. Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
  40. Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
  41. Frenchhepta-
  42. Englishazepine
  43. Englishbenzazepine
  44. English todayetazepine

Blend of ethoxy + benzazepine.

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