Where does “butyrylcholine” come from?
butyrylcholine (English) comes from English choline, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
butyrylcholine (English): A synthetic acetylcholine-like molecule, with...
Definitions
- A synthetic acetylcholine-like molecule, with...
Ancestry of “butyrylcholine”, step by step
butyrylcholine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English choline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | choline | A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via English butyryl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | butyryl | The univalent radical CHCOO- derived from butyric... |