Where does “desmethyltamoxifen” come from?
desmethyltamoxifen (English) comes from English tamoxifen, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.
desmethyltamoxifen (English): A metabolite of tamoxifen that lacks an N-methyl group
Definitions
- A metabolite of tamoxifen that lacks an N-methyl group
Ancestry of “desmethyltamoxifen”, step by step
desmethyltamoxifen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tamoxifen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tamoxifen | A nonsteroidal estrogen antagonist used in the treatment of postmenopausal breast cancer and infertility in women |
| 2 | English | amine | A functional group formally derived from ammonia... |
| 3 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 4 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 5 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 6 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 7 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
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 |