Where does “atomoxetine” come from?

atomoxetine (English) comes from English -oxetine, from English fluoxetine, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.

atomoxetine (English): A nonstimulant drug used for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Definitions

  1. A nonstimulant drug used for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Ancestry of “atomoxetine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-oxetineUsed to form names of fluoxetine derivatives used as serotonin and/or norepinephrine
2EnglishfluoxetineA synthetic compound which inhibits the uptake of...
3EnglishamineA functional group formally derived from ammonia...
4English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
5French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
6Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
7Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
8Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
9Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
10Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from English -ineEvery word from French -ine