Where does “mecysteine” come from?

mecysteine (English) comes from English methyl, from German Methyl, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

mecysteine (English): A mucolytic drug

Definitions

  1. A mucolytic drug

Ancestry of “mecysteine”, step by step

mecysteine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English methyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
2GermanMethylmethyl
3Ancient Greekμέθυwine
4Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English cysteine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcysteineA sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid...
2EnglishcystineA nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation...
3Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →Every word from Ancient Greek μέθυ →