Etymology

sulfadiazine

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Today it means: A sulfonamide antibiotic that works by halting the production of folic acid inside the bacterial cell, commonly used to treat meningococcal meningitis, toxoplasmosis, and urinary tract infections. Full definition →

English diazine ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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  1. Englishsulfon(ic acid)
  2. Egyptianjmn
  3. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  4. LatinAmmōn
  5. Latinammoniacus
  6. Englishammonia
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Englishamide
  9. Englishsulfonamide
  10. Englishsulfa-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  13. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  14. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  15. Latindi-
  16. Englishdi-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*né
  18. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  19. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  20. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  21. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  23. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  24. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  25. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  26. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  27. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  28. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  29. Frenchazote
  30. Englishazote
  31. Englishdiazine
  32. English todaysulfadiazine

From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”) + diazine.

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