English Explanatory Dictionary

-cillin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form names of generic penicillin antibiotic drugs.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪl.ɪn/

Word forms

-cillin

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pes- Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s Proto-Italic *peznis Latin pēnis Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin pēniculus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -illum Latin pēnicillum Translingual -ium Translingual Penicillium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English penicillin English -cillin From penicillin.

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