Etymology

sultamicillin

S1U1L1T1A1M3I1C3I1L1L1I1N1

Today it means: An oral form of the antibiotic combination ampicillin/sulbactam. Full definition →

English ampicillin ← Latin pēnicillum ← Proto-Italic *peznis
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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. Englishsulbactam
  37. Englishammonia
  38. Englishamine
  39. Englisham(ino)-
  40. Proto-Indo-European*pes-
  41. Proto-Indo-European*pes-ni-s
  42. Proto-Italic*peznis
  43. Latinpēnis
  44. Latinpēniculus
  45. Latinpēnicillum
  46. Englishp(en)icillin
  47. Englishampicillin
  48. English todaysultamicillin

Blend of sul(bac)tam + am(p)icillin.

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