Where does “metirosine” come from?

metirosine (English) comes from English methyltyrosine, from English methyl, from German Methyl, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

metirosine (English): An antihypertensive drug that inhibits tyrosine...

Definitions

  1. An antihypertensive drug that inhibits tyrosine...

Ancestry of “metirosine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethyltyrosineAny of several isomeric methyl derivatives of...
2EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
3GermanMethylmethyl
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →Every word from Ancient Greek μέθυ →