Where does “gallamine” come from?
gallamine (English) comes from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.
gallamine (English): A substituted ammonium salt C24H45N3O3 that is used to produce muscle relaxation especially during anesthesia
Definitions
- A substituted ammonium salt C24H45N3O3 that is used to produce muscle relaxation especially during anesthesia
Ancestry of “gallamine”, step by step
gallamine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English amine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amine | A functional group formally derived from ammonia... |
| 2 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English pyrogallol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pyrogallol | A poisonous trihydroxy phenol,... |
| 2 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 3 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 4 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |