Etymology

amitriptyline

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Today it means: An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug. Full definition →

English (he)ptyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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The story

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishami(no-)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  9. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  10. Proto-Italic*tri-
  11. Latintri-
  12. Englishtri-
  13. Englishheptane
  14. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  15. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  16. English(he)ptyl
  17. English todayamitriptyline

From ami(no-) + tri- + (he)ptyl + -ine.

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