Etymology

eticlopride

E1T1I1C3L1O1P3R1I1D2E1

Today it means: A selective dopamine antagonist used mainly in research. Full definition →

English sulpiride ← Middle French benjoin ← Catalan benjuí
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  3. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  5. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  6. Latinaethēr
  7. GermanÄther
  8. GermanEther
  9. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  11. GermanEthy
  12. Englishethyl
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  15. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  16. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  17. Englishchloro-
  18. Latinsulpur
  19. Latinsulfur
  20. Latinsulphur
  21. Anglo-Normansulfre
  22. Middle Englishsulphur
  23. Englishsulf(ur)
  24. Egyptianjmn
  25. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  26. LatinAmmōn
  27. Latinammoniacus
  28. Englishammonia
  29. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  30. Englishamide
  31. Englishsulfamide
  32. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  33. Englishsul(famoyl)
  34. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  35. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  36. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  37. Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
  38. GermanPyrro
  39. Englishpyrrole
  40. Englishpyrrolidine
  41. Englishpyr(rolidinyl)
  42. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  43. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  44. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  45. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  46. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  47. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  48. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  49. Old Javanesejawa
  50. Old JavaneseJawi
  51. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  52. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  53. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  54. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  55. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  56. Catalanbenjuí
  57. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  58. Englishbenzoin
  59. Englishbenzo-
  60. Englishbenz-
  61. Englishamide
  62. English(benzam)ide
  63. Englishsulpiride
  64. English todayeticlopride

From ethy(l) + chlo(ro)- + -pride (“sulpiride derivative”).

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