Etymology

risperidone

R1I1S1P3E1R1I1D2O1N1E1

Today it means: A drug that is a combined serotonin and dopamine receptor antagonist, used in the treatment of psychotic disorders. Full definition →

English ketone ← German Keton ← Latin fluor
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluor
  6. Englishfluoro-
  7. English(fluo)r-
  8. English(benz)is(oxazole)
  9. English(pi)perid(inyl)
  10. GermanKeton
  11. Englishketone
  12. English todayrisperidone

From (fluo)r- + (benz)is(oxazole) + (pi)perid(inyl) + -one.

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