Where does “metenkephalin” come from?
metenkephalin (English) comes from English enkephalin, from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.
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Ancestry of “metenkephalin”, step by step
metenkephalin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enkephalin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enkephalin | Any of a group of pentapeptide endorphins that... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐγκέφαλος | inside the head; brain; heart of the date palm |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κεφαλή | head; a person's life; the top-most part |
| 4 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 6 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 7 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English Met
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Met | A Metropolitan Line train; A player for the New... |
| 2 | English | metropolitan | A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an... |
| 3 | Late Latin | metropolitanus | metropolitan |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μητροπολίτης | metropolitan |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μητρόπολις | mother-state; one's mother-city, mother country,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |