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Where does “alphamethyltryptamine” come from?

alphamethyltryptamine (English) comes from English methyltryptamine, from English methyl-, from English methyl, from German Methyl, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

alphamethyltryptamine (English): A synthetic tryptamine drug that can act as a...

Definitions

  1. A synthetic tryptamine drug that can act as a...

Ancestry of “alphamethyltryptamine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethyltryptamineA psychedelic alkaloid obtained from the leaves...
2Englishmethyl-—
3EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
4GermanMethylmethyl
5Ancient Greekμέθυwine
6Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
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