Etymology

sulbactam

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Today it means: A beta-lactamase inhibitor that is usually administered in the form of its sodium salt C₈H₁₀NNaO₅S in combination with a beta-lactam antibiotic (as ampicillin). Full definition →

English beta-lactamase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi
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  1. Englishsulfonic
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  4. Englishsul(fonyl)
  5. Proto-Semitic*bayt-
  6. Phoenician𐤁𐤕 (bt)
  7. Ancient Greekβῆτᾰ (bêtă)
  8. Englishbeta
  9. Latinlac
  10. Englishlacto-
  11. GermanKeton
  12. Englishketone
  13. Englishlac(tone)
  14. Egyptianjmn
  15. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  16. LatinAmmōn
  17. Latinammoniacus
  18. Englishammonia
  19. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  20. Englisham(ide)
  21. Englishlactam
  22. Englishbeta-lactam
  23. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  24. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  25. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  26. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  27. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  28. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  30. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  31. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  32. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  33. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  34. Englishdiastase
  35. Englishbeta-lactamase
  36. English todaysulbactam

From sul(fonyl) + -bactam (“β-lactamase inhibitor”).

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