Where does “desmethyldoxylamine” come from?
desmethyldoxylamine (English) comes from English desmethyl, from English des-, from Middle English dis-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
desmethyldoxylamine (English): One of the two main metabolites of doxylamine (the other being didesmethyldoxylamine)
Definitions
- One of the two main metabolites of doxylamine (the other being didesmethyldoxylamine)
Ancestry of “desmethyldoxylamine”, step by step
desmethyldoxylamine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English desmethyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | desmethyl | From which a methyl group has been removed |
| 2 | English | des- | Obsolete form of dis-; removal of a group from a... |
| 3 | Middle English | dis- | dis-, de |
| 4 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English doxylamine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doxylamine | An antihistamine derived from pyridine that is typically used in the form of its succinate C17H22N2O·C4H6O4 to treat respiratory symptoms of the common cold and allergies, to induce sleep in the treatment of insomnia, and in combination with pyridoxine hydrochloride to control nausea and vomiting as |