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Where does “normethadone” come from?

normethadone (English) comes from English methadone, from English dimethylamino, from English amino, from English amino-, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é.

normethadone (English): A desmethyl derivative of methadone used as a...

Definitions

  1. A desmethyl derivative of methadone used as a...

Ancestry of “normethadone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethadoneA powerful synthetic analgesic drug which is...
2EnglishdimethylaminoThe univalent radical N- derived from...
3EnglishaminoRelating to an amine; The amine functional group
4Englishamino-Of amines and of the amino functional group
5EnglishamineA functional group formally derived from ammonia...
6English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
7French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
8French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
9Middle French-é—
10Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
11Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
12Proto-Italic-ā—
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →