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Where does “methylserotonin” come from?

methylserotonin (English) comes from English serotonin, from English tone, from Middle English tone, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

methylserotonin (English): Any of several methyl derivatives of serotonin...

Definitions

  1. Any of several methyl derivatives of serotonin...

Ancestry of “methylserotonin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishserotoninAn indoleamine neurotransmitter,...
2EnglishtoneA specific pitch; An interval of a major second;...
3Middle Englishtonethe one
4LatintonusThe stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;...
5Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
6Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
7Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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