Where does “trihexyphenidyl” come from?

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

trihexyphenidyl (English): An antimuscarinic drug that has an antispasmodic action on smooth muscle and is used to treat parkinsonism and some other movement disorders

Definitions

  1. An antimuscarinic drug that has an antispasmodic action on smooth muscle and is used to treat parkinsonism and some other movement disorders

Ancestry of “trihexyphenidyl”, step by step

trihexyphenidyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hexyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhexylAny of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English phenyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphenylA univalent hydrocarbon radical formally derived...
2Frenchphénylephenyl
3French-yle—
4Ancient GreekὝληwood; trees; forest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →