Meaning

noun an antianxiety agent (trade name Xanax) of the benzodiazepine class

originEtymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor. Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha)bor. English al(pha) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English p(henyl) English (t)r(i)azol(o) Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew-…

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