Etymology

propranolol

P3R1O1P3R1A1N1O1L1O1L1

Today it means: A synthetic compound which acts as a beta blocker and is used mainly in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia. Full definition →

English alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Frenchpropionique
  4. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  6. Frenchpropyl-
  7. Englishpropyl
  8. English(iso)pro(pyl)
  9. Englishpr(op)anol
  10. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  11. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  12. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  13. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  14. Medieval Latinalcoho
  15. Middle Englishalcofol
  16. Englishalcohol
  17. English todaypropranolol

From (iso)pro(pyl) + pr(op)anol + -ol.

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