Etymology

flubepride

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English sulpiride ← German Pyrro ← Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluor
  6. Englishfluoro-
  7. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  10. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  11. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  12. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  13. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  14. Old Javanesejawa
  15. Old JavaneseJawi
  16. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  17. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  18. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  19. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  20. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  21. Catalanbenjuí
  22. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  23. Englishbenzoin
  24. Englishbenzo-
  25. Englishbenz-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  27. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  28. Englishbenzyl
  29. Englishfluorobenzyl
  30. Latinsulpur
  31. Latinsulfur
  32. Latinsulphur
  33. Anglo-Normansulfre
  34. Middle Englishsulphur
  35. Englishsulf(ur)
  36. Egyptianjmn
  37. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  38. LatinAmmōn
  39. Latinammoniacus
  40. Englishammonia
  41. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  42. Englishamide
  43. Englishsulfamide
  44. Englishsul(famoyl)
  45. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  46. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  47. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  48. Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
  49. GermanPyrro
  50. Englishpyrrole
  51. Englishpyrrolidine
  52. Englishpyr(rolidinyl)
  53. Englishbenz-
  54. Englishamide
  55. English(benzam)ide
  56. Englishsulpiride
  57. English todayflubepride

From flu(oro)be(nzyl) + -pride (“sulpiride derivative”).

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