Etymology

thiabendazole

T1H4I1A1B3E1N1D2A1Z10O1L1E1

Today it means: A synthetic compound with anthelmintic properties, derived from thiazole and used chiefly to treat infestation with intestinal nematodes. Full definition →

English imidazole ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  8. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  12. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  13. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  14. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  15. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  16. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  17. Frenchazote
  18. Englishazote
  19. Englishazo-
  20. Englishazole
  21. Englishthiazole
  22. GermanBenzoe
  23. GermanBenzin
  24. Englishbenzine
  25. Englishbenzene
  26. Egyptianjmn
  27. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  28. LatinAmmōn
  29. Latinammoniacus
  30. Englishammonia
  31. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  32. Englishamide
  33. Englishimide
  34. Englishazole
  35. Englishimidazole
  36. English todaythiabendazole

From thiazole + benzene + imidazole.

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