Where does “dihydroergotamine” come from?

dihydroergotamine (English) comes from English ergotamine, from German Ergotamin, from German Amin, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é.

dihydroergotamine (English): An ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors

Definitions

  1. An ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors

Ancestry of “dihydroergotamine”, step by step

dihydroergotamine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ergotamine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishergotamineAn alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes...
2GermanErgotaminergotamine
3GermanAminamine
4EnglishamineA functional group formally derived from ammonia...
5English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
6French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
7Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
8Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
9Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
10Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
11Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English dihydro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdihydroTwo hydrogen atoms in a molecule
2Englishdi-API; two, twice, or double; Alternative form of...
3Latindī-Two, double; di
4Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂