Etymology

meclonazepam

M3E1C3L1O1N1A1Z10E1P3A1M3

Today it means: A benzodiazepine derivative, similar in structure to clonazepam, with sedative and anxiolytic effects and antiparasitic activity against Schistosoma mansoni. Full definition →

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

From me(thyl) + clonazepam.

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