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Where does “ergotamine” come from?

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

ergotamine (English): An alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes...

Definitions

  1. An alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes...

Ancestry of “ergotamine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErgotaminergotamine
2GermanAminamine
3EnglishamineA functional group formally derived from ammonia...
4English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
5French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
6French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
7Middle French-é—
8Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
9Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
10Proto-Italic-ā—
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →