Etymology

resorantel

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Today it means: An anthelminthic drug. Full definition →

English anthelmintic ← Ancient Greek ἕλμῐνς (hélmĭns) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti
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  1. Ancient Greekῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)
  2. Latinrēsīna
  3. Old Frenchrésine
  4. Middle Englishresyn
  5. Englishresin
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  8. Proto-Italic*ausis
  9. Latinauris
  10. Latinauricula
  11. Latinōricula
  12. Italianoricello
  13. Arabic[script needed] ('urjālla)influ.
  14. Old Catalanorxella
  15. Old Frenchorchel
  16. Frenchorseille
  17. Dutchorseille
  18. New Latinorcina
  19. Frenchorcine
  20. Englishorcin
  21. Englishresorcin
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  25. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  26. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  27. Englishanti-
  28. Englishant-
  29. Ancient Greekἕλμῐνς (hélmĭns)
  30. Englishhelminth
  31. Englishanthelmintic
  32. English todayresorantel

From resor(cin) + -antel (“anthelminthic”).

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