English
etoformin
From eth- + -o- + -formin (“phenformin derivative”).
Formed from eth- + -o- + -formin ‘phenformin derivative’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- ‘to ignite’
Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō ‘to ignite’
Ancient Greek αἴθω ‘to ignite, kindle, light’
Ancient Greek αἰθήρ ‘ether’
English eth-
Today it means
noun An antidiabetic drug.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / etoformin