Etymology

glyburide

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English urea ← French urée ← Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  8. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  9. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  10. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  11. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  12. Englishhyper-
  13. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  14. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  15. Englishglyc-
  16. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  17. Englishglycemia
  18. Englishhyperglycemia
  19. Englishhyperglycemic
  20. Englishantihyperglycemic
  21. Englishgly-
  22. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  23. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  25. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  26. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  27. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  28. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  29. Old Javanesejawa
  30. Old JavaneseJawi
  31. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  32. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  33. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  34. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  35. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  36. Catalanbenjuí
  37. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  38. Englishbenzoin
  39. Englishbenzo-
  40. Englishbenz-
  41. Egyptianjmn
  42. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  43. LatinAmmōn
  44. Latinammoniacus
  45. Englishammonia
  46. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  47. Englishamide
  48. Englishbenzamide
  49. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
  50. Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
  51. Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
  52. Frenchurée
  53. Englishurea
  54. English todayglyburide

From gly- (“antihyperglycemic”) + b(enzamide) + ur(ea) + -ide.

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