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Where does “methylnaltrexone” come from?

methylnaltrexone (English) comes from English naltrexone, from English naloxone, from English nal-, from English nalorphine, from English -orphine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é.

methylnaltrexone (English): A peripherally-acting μ-opioid antagonist that...

Definitions

  1. A peripherally-acting μ-opioid antagonist that...

Ancestry of “methylnaltrexone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnaltrexoneA synthetic drug, similar to morphine, which...
2EnglishnaloxoneAn opioid inverse agonist used to counter the...
3Englishnal-Used to form names of opioid receptor antagonists...
4EnglishnalorphineA drug used to reverse opioid overdose
5English-orphineUsed to form names of morphinan derivates used as...
6English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
7French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
8French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
9Middle French-é—
10Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
11Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
12Proto-Italic-ā—
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →