English

eticlopride

From ethy(l) + chlo(ro)- + -pride (“sulpiride derivative”).

Formed from ethyl + chloro- + -pride ‘sulpiride derivative’

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη ‘wood’

German Ethyl

English ethyl

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- ‘green, yellow’

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃rós

Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós ‘greenish-yellow, pale green’

Ancient Greek χλωρός ‘pale green’

Today it means

noun A selective dopamine antagonist used mainly in research.

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

Etymograph / eticlopride