Where does “noraporphine” come from?

noraporphine (English) comes from English NOR, from Middle English nauther, from Middle English noþer, from Old English nāwþer, from Old English nāhwæþer — neither.

noraporphine (English): Any compound formally derived from an aporphine...

Definitions

  1. Any compound formally derived from an aporphine...

Ancestry of “noraporphine”, step by step

noraporphine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English NOR

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNORA binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation...
2Middle Englishnauther
3Middle Englishnoþer
4Old Englishnāwþerneither
5Old Englishnāhwæþerneither

via English aporphine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaporphineOne of a class of quinoline alkaloids from which...
Every word from Old English nāhwæþerEvery word from Old English nāwþerEvery word from Middle English noþer