Where does “methylenedioxycathinone” come from?

methylenedioxycathinone (English) comes from English methylene, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

methylenedioxycathinone (English): A synthetic cathinone drug and an entactogen of the phenethylamine and amphetamine families, with formula

Definitions

  1. A synthetic cathinone drug and an entactogen of the phenethylamine and amphetamine families, with formula

Ancestry of “methylenedioxycathinone”, step by step

methylenedioxycathinone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English methylene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethyleneThe divalent radical CH< in which the free...
2Frenchméthylènemethylene
3Ancient Greekμέθυwine
4Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English cathinone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcathinoneThe aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone, the active ingredient of khat
2EnglishcathineA psychoactive drug of the phenethylamine and...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →Every word from Ancient Greek μέθυ →