Etymology

levosulpiride

L1E1V4O1S1U1L1P3I1R1I1D2E1

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English sulpiride ← Middle French benjoin ← Catalan benjuí
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*leh₂iwos
  2. Latinlaevus
  3. Englishlevo-
  4. Latinsulpur
  5. Latinsulfur
  6. Latinsulphur
  7. Anglo-Normansulfre
  8. Middle Englishsulphur
  9. Englishsulf(ur)
  10. Egyptianjmn
  11. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  12. LatinAmmōn
  13. Latinammoniacus
  14. Englishammonia
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  16. Englishamide
  17. Englishsulfamide
  18. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  19. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  20. Englishsul(famoyl)
  21. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  22. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  23. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  24. Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
  25. GermanPyrro
  26. Englishpyrrole
  27. Englishpyrrolidine
  28. Englishpyr(rolidinyl)
  29. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  30. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  31. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  32. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  33. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  34. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  35. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  36. Old Javanesejawa
  37. Old JavaneseJawi
  38. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  39. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  40. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  41. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  42. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  43. Catalanbenjuí
  44. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  45. Englishbenzoin
  46. Englishbenzo-
  47. Englishbenz-
  48. Englishamide
  49. English(benzam)ide
  50. Englishsulpiride
  51. English todaylevosulpiride

From levo- + sulpiride.

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