Etymology of the English word metronidazole
the English word
metronidazolederived from the English word
imidazolederived from the English word
imidederived from the English word
amidederived from the English word
ammoniausing the English suffix
-idederived from the English word
oxidederived from the English word
azoleusing the English prefix
azo-derived from the French word
azoteusing the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Greek word
azotosderived from the Greek word
zoe, ζωή (life )
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
derived from the French word
a-using the English suffix
-oleusing the English prefix
az-derived from the English word
methylderived from the French word
méthylederived from the French word
méthylènederived from the Greek word
hule, ὕλη (a forest; fuel)
derived from the Greek word
methu, μέϑυ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*medhu-derived from the French word
methyleusing the English prefix
-tron-Date
The earliest known usage of metronidazole in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
