Where does “도파민” come from?
도파민 (Korean) comes from English dopamine, from English dopa, from English dihydroxyphenylalanine, from English hydroxyphenyl, from English hydroxy, from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
도파민 (Korean): dopamine
Definitions
- dopamine
Ancestry of “도파민”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dopamine | A monoamine CHNO that is a decarboxylated form of... |
| 2 | English | dopa | The amino acid dihydroxyphenylalanine that is... |
| 3 | English | dihydroxyphenylalanine | Either of two enantiomers of a derivative of the... |
| 4 | English | hydroxyphenyl | Any of three isomeric hydroxy derivatives of the... |
| 5 | English | hydroxy | Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping... |
| 6 | English | Oxy | Occidental College |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |