Where does “monoamine” come from?
Monoamine derives from Ancient Greek μόνος (monos, "single") combined with amine, ultimately tracing through Ancient Greek χρῶμα (chroma, "color") to Proto-Indo-European gʰreu and gʰer-.
monoamine (English): Any compound having a single amino functional...
Definitions
- Any compound having a single amino functional...
Ancestry of “monoamine”, step by step
monoamine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English amine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amine | A functional group formally derived from ammonia... |
| 2 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |