Etymology of the English word mercaptopurine
the English word
mercaptopurinederived from the English word
mercaptousing the English prefix
-o-derived from the English word
purinederived from the German word
Purinderived from the Latin word
purus (chaste, unpolluted by sex; plain; clear, limpid, free of mist; pure, clean, unsoiled)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*peuÉ™-Usage
Word found in Modern English
