Where does “amphetamine” come from?
Amphetamine is a shortened form of alpha-methylphenethylamine, a chemical compound name coined in English from Greek alpha and German methylphenethylamin.
amphetamine (English): The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine;...
Definitions
- The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine;...
Ancestry of “amphetamine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alpha-methylphenethylamine | Synonym of amphetamine |
| 2 | English | methylphenethylamine | Any of several isomeric C- or N- methyl... |
| 3 | English | phenethylamine | An aromatic amine which is a colorless liquid at... |
| 4 | English | ethylamine | a colourless, volatile liquid amine, CH-CH-NH... |
| 5 | English | ethyl | The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH, formally... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Αἰθήρ | Upper Air |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αἴθω | To ignite, kindle, light; To burn, blaze |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *áitʰō | to ignite |
Words derived from “amphetamine”
- methamphetamine
- dextroamphetamine
- methamphetamines
- dexamphetamine
- methylamphetamine
- nonamphetamine
- iodoamphetamine
- ethylamphetamine
- levoamphetamine
- trimethoxyamphetamine
- amphetaminic
- anfetamina
- amfetamin
- oxyamphetamine
- amphetaminism
- drinamyl
- 安非他命
- propylamphetamine
- amphetamine-like
- amfetamin
- amfetamin
- Amphetamin
- amfetamin
- amfetamin