Etymology

lofendazam

L1O1F4E1N1D2A1Z10A1M3

Today it means: A benzodiazepine derivative with sedative and anxiolytic effects. Full definition →

English diazepam ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  4. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  5. Englishchloro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  9. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  10. Frenchphéno-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  12. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  13. Frenchphényle
  14. Englishphenyl
  15. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  16. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  18. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  19. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  20. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  21. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  22. Old Javanesejawa
  23. Old JavaneseJawi
  24. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  25. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  26. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  27. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  28. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  29. Catalanbenjuí
  30. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  31. Englishbenzoin
  32. Englishbenzo-
  33. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  34. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  35. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  36. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  37. Latindi-
  38. Englishdi-
  39. Proto-Indo-European*né
  40. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  41. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  42. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  43. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  44. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  45. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  46. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  47. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  48. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  49. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  50. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  51. Frenchazote
  52. Englishazote
  53. Englishaz-
  54. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  55. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  56. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  57. Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
  58. Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
  59. Frenchhepta-
  60. Englishazepine
  61. Englishdiazepine
  62. English(benzo)diazep(ine)
  63. Egyptianjmn
  64. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  65. LatinAmmōn
  66. Latinammoniacus
  67. Englishammonia
  68. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  69. Englisham(ide)
  70. Englishdiazepam
  71. English todaylofendazam

From (ch)lo(ro)- + phen(yl) + d(i)az(ep)am.

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