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Where does “methaqualone” come from?

methaqualone (English) comes from English meth, from English methadone, from English dimethylamino, from English amino, from English amino-, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine.

methaqualone (English): A sedative drug that has effects similar to...

Definitions

  1. A sedative drug that has effects similar to...

Ancestry of “methaqualone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethMethamphetamine, especially in the form of the...
2EnglishmethadoneA powerful synthetic analgesic drug which is...
3EnglishdimethylaminoThe univalent radical N- derived from...
4EnglishaminoRelating to an amine; The amine functional group
5Englishamino-Of amines and of the amino functional group
6EnglishamineA functional group formally derived from ammonia...
7English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
8French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
9French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
10Middle French-é—
11Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
12Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
13Proto-Italic-ā—
14Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “methaqualone”

  • methylmethaqualone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →