Where does “cinnamedrine” come from?
cinnamedrine (English) comes from English cinnamyl, from English cinnamic, from English -ic, from English image, from French image, from Portuguese imagem, from Spanish imagen, from Italian immagine — in.
cinnamedrine (English): The psychostimulant 2-[methyl-[(E)-3-phenylprop-2-enyl]amino]-1-phenylpropan-1-ol
Definitions
- The psychostimulant 2-[methyl-[(E)-3-phenylprop-2-enyl]amino]-1-phenylpropan-1-ol
Ancestry of “cinnamedrine”, step by step
cinnamedrine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cinnamyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cinnamyl | The univalent radical CH-CH=CH-CH- characteristic... |
| 2 | English | cinnamic | Of or pertaining to cinnamon; Of or pertaining to... |
| 3 | English | -ic | Used to form adjectives from nouns with the... |
| 4 | English | image | An optical or other representation of a real... |
| 5 | French | image | picture, image; frame; first-person singular... |
| 6 | Portuguese | imagem | image; picture; figure; image; image; face |
| 7 | Spanish | imagen | image |
| 8 | Italian | immagine | image; imago |
| 9 | Latin | imāginem | — |
| 10 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 11 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 12 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 13 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English ephedrine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ephedrine | A crystalline alkaloid drug CHNO obtained from a... |
| 2 | English | ephedra | Any plant of the genus "Ephedra" of gymnosperm... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐφέδρα | sitting by or before a place; siege, blockade;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |