Where does “methadone” come from?
methadone (English) comes from English dimethylamino, from English amino, from English amino-, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é.
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Definitions
- A powerful synthetic analgesic drug which is...
Ancestry of “methadone”, step by step
methadone traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English dimethylamino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dimethylamino | The univalent radical N- derived from... |
| 2 | English | amino | Relating to an amine; The amine functional group |
| 3 | English | amino- | Of amines and of the amino functional group |
| 4 | English | amine | A functional group formally derived from ammonia... |
| 5 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 6 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 7 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 8 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 9 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 10 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English heptanone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heptanone | Any of three isomeric ketones derived from... |
| 2 | English | One | The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number |
| 3 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 4 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |