Etymology

anandamide

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Today it means: A derivative of arachidonic acid that occurs naturally in the brain and in some foods (such as chocolate) and that binds to the same brain receptors as the cannabinoids (such as tetrahydrocannabinol) derived from cannabis. Full definition →

English amide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus
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The story

  1. Sanskritआनन्द (ānanda)
  2. Egyptianjmn
  3. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  4. LatinAmmōn
  5. Latinammoniacus
  6. Englishammonia
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Englishamide
  9. English todayanandamide

From Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda, “bliss, happiness”) + English -amide.

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