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Where does “quinalbarbitone” come from?

quinalbarbitone (English) comes from English allyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

quinalbarbitone (English): A sedative-hypnotic compound,...

Definitions

  1. A sedative-hypnotic compound,...

Ancestry of “quinalbarbitone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishallylThe univalent radical, CH=CH-CH-, existing...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
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