Etymology

hydrochlorothiazide

hy·dro·chlo·ro·thi·a·zide

Today it means: A diuretic drug, with the chemical formula C₇H₈ClN₃O₄S₂, that inhibits the kidneys' ability to retain water and lowers blood pressure. Full definition →

English thiazide ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  9. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  10. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  11. Englishchloro-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  13. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  14. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  15. Englishthio-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*né
  17. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  18. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  19. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  20. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  22. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  23. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  24. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  25. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  26. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  27. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  28. Frenchazote
  29. Englishaz(ote)
  30. Englishazine
  31. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  32. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  33. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  34. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  35. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  36. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  37. Frenchoxygène
  38. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  39. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  40. Proto-Italic*akēō
  41. Latinaceō
  42. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  43. Latinacidu
  44. Frenchacide
  45. Frenchoxide
  46. Englishoxide
  47. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  48. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  49. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  50. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  51. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  52. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  53. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  54. Old Javanesejawa
  55. Old JavaneseJawi
  56. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  57. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  58. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  59. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  60. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  61. Catalanbenjuí
  62. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  63. Englishbenzoin
  64. Englishbenzo-
  65. Englishthia-
  66. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  67. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  68. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  69. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  70. Latindi-
  71. Englishdi-
  72. Englishazote
  73. Englishdiazine
  74. Englishthiadiazine
  75. Englishbenzothiadiazine
  76. Englishdi-
  77. Englishoxide
  78. Englishdioxide
  79. Englishthiazide
  80. English todayhydrochlorothiazide

From hydro- + chloro- + -thiazide.

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