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Where does “methoxydimethyltryptamine” come from?

methoxydimethyltryptamine (English) comes from English dimethyltryptamine, from English dimethyl, from English di-, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

methoxydimethyltryptamine (English): Any of several isomeric methoxy derivatives of...

Definitions

  1. Any of several isomeric methoxy derivatives of...

Ancestry of “methoxydimethyltryptamine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdimethyltryptamineAn N-methylated indoleamine derivative, a...
2EnglishdimethylTwo methyl groups in a molecule
3Englishdi-API; two, twice, or double; Alternative form of...
4Latindī-—
5Ancient Greekδί-—
6Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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