Etymology of the English word erythromycin
the English word
erythromycinusing the English prefix
erythro-derived from the Greek word
eruthros, ἐρυθρός (red; red; the Red Sea)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reudh-using the English suffix
-mycinDate
The earliest known usage of erythromycin in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
