Where does “dobutamine” come from?
dobutamine (English) comes from English dopamine, from English dopa, from English dihydroxyphenylalanine, from English hydroxyphenyl, from English hydroxy, from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
dobutamine (English): A strongly inotropic catecholamine administered intravenously in the form of its hydrochloride C18H23NO3·HCl especially to increase cardiac output and lower wedge pressure in heart failure and after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
Definitions
- A strongly inotropic catecholamine administered intravenously in the form of its hydrochloride C18H23NO3·HCl especially to increase cardiac output and lower wedge pressure in heart failure and after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
Ancestry of “dobutamine”, step by step
dobutamine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dopamine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dopamine | A monoamine CHNO that is a decarboxylated form of... |
| 2 | English | dopa | The amino acid dihydroxyphenylalanine that is... |
| 3 | English | dihydroxyphenylalanine | Either of two enantiomers of a derivative of the... |
| 4 | English | hydroxyphenyl | Any of three isomeric hydroxy derivatives of the... |
| 5 | English | hydroxy | Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping... |
| 6 | English | Oxy | Occidental College |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |