Etymograph

English

esaprazole

From esa- (“alteration of hexane”) + -prazole (“benzimidazole derivative”).

Formed from hexane ‘alteration of hexane’ + -prazole ‘benzimidazole derivative’

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexane

Today it means

noun An antiulcer drug.

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

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