Etymology

zolenzepine

Z10O1L1E1N1Z10E1P3I1N1E1

Today it means: An antiulcer drug. Full definition →

English benzodiazepine ← French hepta- ← Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
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  1. Englishpyrazolo
  2. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  5. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  6. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  7. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  8. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  9. Old Javanesejawa
  10. Old JavaneseJawi
  11. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  12. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  13. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  14. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  15. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  16. Catalanbenjuí
  17. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  18. Englishbenzoin
  19. Englishbenzo-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  21. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  22. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  23. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  24. Latindi-
  25. Englishdi-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*né
  27. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  28. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  29. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  30. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  31. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  32. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  33. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  34. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  35. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  36. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  37. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  38. Frenchazote
  39. Englishazote
  40. Englishaz-
  41. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  42. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  43. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  44. Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
  45. Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
  46. Frenchhepta-
  47. Englishazepine
  48. Englishdiazepine
  49. Englishbenzodiazepine
  50. English todayzolenzepine

Blend of (pyra)zolo + benz(odia)zepine.

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