Etymology

pirbenicillin

P3I1R1B3E1N1I1C3I1L1L1I1N1

Today it means: A penicillin antibiotic. Full definition →

English penicillin ← Latin pēnicillum ← Proto-Italic *peznis
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  1. GermanPyridin
  2. Englishpyridine
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  5. Englishpyridyl
  6. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  9. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  10. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  11. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  12. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  13. Old Javanesejawa
  14. Old JavaneseJawi
  15. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  16. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  17. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  18. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  19. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  20. Catalanbenjuí
  21. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  22. Englishbenzoin
  23. Englishbenzo-
  24. Englishbenz-
  25. Englishbenzyl
  26. Proto-Indo-European*pes-
  27. Proto-Indo-European*pes-ni-s
  28. Proto-Italic*peznis
  29. Latinpēnis
  30. Latinpēniculus
  31. Latinpēnicillum
  32. Englishpenicillin
  33. English todaypirbenicillin

From pyr(idyl) + ben(zyl) + (pen)icillin.

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