Where does “desmethylselegiline” come from?
desmethylselegiline (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.
desmethylselegiline (English): A metabolite of selegiline that may have neuroprotective antiapoptotic properties
Definitions
- A metabolite of selegiline that may have neuroprotective antiapoptotic properties
Ancestry of “desmethylselegiline”, step by step
desmethylselegiline 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 selegiline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | selegiline | The levorotatory form of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor deprenyl that is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C13H17N·HCl as an adjuvant to therapy using the combination of ʟ-dopa and carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and is sometimes used alone to treat endogenous depressi |
| 2 | English | selective | Of or relating to the process of selection; Of or... |
| 3 | French | sélectif | selective |