Etymology

felbamate

F4E1L1B3A1M3A1T1E1

Today it means: An anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₄N₂O₄ that is used to treat severe epilepsy or epilepsy that is unresponsive to other drugs. Full definition →

English phe(ny)l ← French phényle ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  4. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  5. Frenchphéno-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. Frenchphényle
  9. Englishphe(ny)l
  10. English todayfelbamate

From phe(ny)l + -bamate (“tranquilizer”).

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