myEtymology.com: English etymology of cloxacillin

Etymology of the English word cloxacillin

the English word cloxacillin

using the English prefix chloro-

derived from the Greek word chloros, χλωρός (greenish; verdant, dun-colored)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghel-

using the English prefix azo-

derived from the French word azote

using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)

derived from the Greek word azotos

derived from the Greek word zoe, ζωή (life )

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷei- (to live)

derived from the French word a-

derived from the English word penicillin

using the English suffix -in

derived from the English word penicillium

derived from the New Latin word Penicillium

derived from the Classical Latin word penicillus (painter's brush or pencil; style)

derived from the Latin word penis (tail; male sexual organ, penis)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pes-

derived from the English word Penicillium

using the English prefix oxo-

Word found in Modern English