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Where does “methyltyramine” come from?

methyltyramine (English) comes from English tyramine, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

methyltyramine (English): A metabolite of amphetamines that has some...

Definitions

  1. A metabolite of amphetamines that has some...

Ancestry of “methyltyramine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtyramineA compound which occurs naturally in cheese and...
2EnglishamineA functional group formally derived from ammonia...
3English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle French-é—
7Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-Italic-ā—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →