Etymology of the English word penicillin
the English word
penicillinusing the English suffix
-inusing the English suffix
-inderived from the English word
penicilliumderived from the New Latin word
Penicilliumderived 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-Derivations in English
carbenicillin,
methicillin,
penicillamine,
ampicillin,
amoxicillin,
cloxacillin,
oxacillinDerivations in other languages
Italian
penicillinaCognates
Dutch
penicilline, French
pénicilline, German
Penicillin, Icelandic
penísillín, Swedish
penicillinUsage
Word found in Modern English
