Where does “dopamine” come from?
Dopamine is a back-formation from dopa, short for dihydroxyphenylalanine, a compound first synthesized in the early 20th century.
dopamine (English): A monoamine CHNO that is a decarboxylated form of...
Definitions
- A monoamine CHNO that is a decarboxylated form of...
Ancestry of “dopamine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dopa | The amino acid dihydroxyphenylalanine that is... |
| 2 | English | dihydroxyphenylalanine | Either of two enantiomers of a derivative of the... |
| 3 | English | hydroxyphenyl | Any of three isomeric hydroxy derivatives of the... |
| 4 | English | hydroxy | Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping... |
| 5 | English | Oxy | Occidental College |
| 6 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 7 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |