Meanings
noundonepezil (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA drug taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₄H₂₉NO₃·HCl to treat dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease
Origin
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*síndʰuš
- Sanskritसिन्धु॑ (síndhu)
- Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš)
- Ancient GreekἸνδός (Indós)
- Ancient GreekἸνδία (Indía)
- Ancient GreekἸνδικός (Indikós)
- LatinIndicu
- Spanishíndico
- Spanishíndigo
- Portugueseendego
- Spanishíndigo
- Dutchindigo
- Englishind(igo)
- Englishindene
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishindenone
- Ancient Greekπέπερῐ (péperĭ)
- Latinpiper
- Englishpiperidine
- Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
- Proto-Indo-European*yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
- Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
- Proto-Austronesian*zawa
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
- Old Javanesejawa
- Old JavaneseJawi
- Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
- Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
- Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
- Catalanbenjuí
- Middle Frenchbenjoin
- Englishbenzoin
- Englishbenzo-
- Englishbenz-
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishbenzyl
- Englishdonepezil
Probably from (in)d(en)one + (pi)pe(ridine) + (ben)zyl.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
donepezil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/donepezil
MLA
“donepezil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/donepezil. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “donepezil,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/donepezil.
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