Where does “N-methylphenylalanine” come from?
N-methylphenylalanine (English) comes from English phenylalanine, from English alanine, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.
N-methylphenylalanine (English): A chemical compound derived from phenylalanine by adding a methyl group to its nitrogen atom
Definitions
- A chemical compound derived from phenylalanine by adding a methyl group to its nitrogen atom
Ancestry of “N-methylphenylalanine”, step by step
N-methylphenylalanine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phenylalanine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phenylalanine | An essential amino acid CHNO found in most animal... |
| 2 | English | alanine | A nonessential amino acid "2-aminopropanoic acid"... |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |