Meanings
noundivabuterol (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA bronchodilator drug.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Englishpivalic acid
- Englishpivalate
- Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
- Proto-Indo-European*tri-
- Proto-Indo-European*tritós
- Proto-Italic*tritios
- Latintertius
- Englishtert-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷous
- Ancient Greekβοῦς (boûs)
- Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*tuh₂rós
- Proto-Hellenic*tūrós
- Ancient Greekτῡρός (tūrós)
- Ancient Greekβούτῡρος (boútūros)
- Englishbut-
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishbutyl
- Englishtert-butyl
- Englisharterenol?
- Englishdivabuterol
From di- + (pi)va(late) + -buterol (“phenethylamine derivative”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
divabuterol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divabuterol
MLA
“divabuterol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divabuterol. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “divabuterol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divabuterol.
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