Where does “hexoprenaline” come from?

hexoprenaline (English) comes from English hexyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

hexoprenaline (English): A drug used in the treatment of asthma

Definitions

  1. A drug used in the treatment of asthma

Ancestry of “hexoprenaline”, step by step

hexoprenaline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hexyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhexylAny of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English ‐o‐

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