English

Pepto-Bismol

From pepsin + -o- + bismuth + -ol.

Formed from pepsin + -o- + bismuth + -ol

Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- ‘to crack, crush (foodstuff), pulverize (grain)’

Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye-

Ancient Greek πέσσω ‘to ripen’

Ancient Greek πέψις ‘digestion’

German Pepsin

German Bismut

Today it means

name A brand of medicine used to treat nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach and diarrhea, and having a bright pink color.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Pepto-Bismol