Etymology

pantoprazole

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Today it means: A benzimidazole derivative (trademark Protonix) that inhibits gastric acid secretion and is administered in the form of its sodium salt C₁₆H₁₄F₂N₃NaO₄S to treat erosive esophagitis and disorders (as Zollinger–Ellison syndrome) involving gastric acid hypersecretion. Full definition →

English timoprazole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  4. Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
  5. Ancient Greekπαντ- (pant-)
  6. Englishpanto-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  9. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  10. Englishthio-
  11. Englishthi-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  13. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  14. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  16. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  17. GermanMethy
  18. Englishmethyl
  19. GermanPyridin
  20. Englishpyridine
  21. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  22. Englishpyridinyl
  23. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  24. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  26. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  27. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  28. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  29. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  30. Old Javanesejawa
  31. Old JavaneseJawi
  32. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  33. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  34. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  35. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  36. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  37. Catalanbenjuí
  38. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  39. Englishbenzoin
  40. Englishbenzo-
  41. Englishbenz-
  42. Egyptianjmn
  43. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  44. LatinAmmōn
  45. Latinammoniacus
  46. Englishammonia
  47. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  48. Englishamide
  49. Englishimide
  50. Proto-Indo-European*né
  51. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  52. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  53. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  54. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  55. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  56. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  57. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  58. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  59. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  60. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  61. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  62. Frenchazote
  63. Englishazote
  64. Englishazo-
  65. Englishazole
  66. Englishimidazole
  67. Englishbenzimidazole
  68. Englishtimoprazole
  69. English todaypantoprazole

Probably from panto- + -prazole (“benzimidazole derivative”).

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