Etymology

moclobemide

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English benzamide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus
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  1. Englishmorpholine
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  5. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  6. Englishchloro-
  7. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  10. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  11. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  12. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  13. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  14. Old Javanesejawa
  15. Old JavaneseJawi
  16. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  17. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  18. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  19. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  20. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  21. Catalanbenjuí
  22. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  23. Englishbenzoin
  24. Englishbenzo-
  25. Englishbenz-
  26. Egyptianjmn
  27. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  28. LatinAmmōn
  29. Latinammoniacus
  30. Englishammonia
  31. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  32. Englishamide
  33. Englishbenzamide
  34. English todaymoclobemide

From mo(rpholine) + chlo(ro)- + be(nza)mide.

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