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Where does “methcathinone” come from?

methcathinone (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.

methcathinone (English): α-methylamino-propiophenone, a psychoactive...

Definitions

  1. α-methylamino-propiophenone, a psychoactive...

Ancestry of “methcathinone”, 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—
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