Etymology

glibenclamide

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Today it means: An oral sulfonylurea antidiabetic C₂₃H₂₈ClN₃O₅S (trademarks Diaβeta, Glycovance, Micronase) used similarly to glipizide. Full definition →

English sulfonamide ← Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós
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  1. Englishgli-
  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. Egyptianjmn
  22. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  23. LatinAmmōn
  24. Latinammoniacus
  25. Englishammonia
  26. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  27. Englishamide
  28. Englishbenzamide
  29. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  31. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  32. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  33. Englishchloro-
  34. Englishsulfon(ic acid)
  35. Englishamide
  36. Englishsulfonamide
  37. English todayglibenclamide

From gli- (“antihyperglycemic”) + ben(zamide) + chl(oro)- + (sulfon)amide.

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