Etymology

mechlorethamine

M3E1C3H4L1O1R1E1T1H4A1M3I1N1E1
English amine ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
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The story

  1. GermanMethy
  2. Englishme(thyl)
  3. Englishchlor(o)eth(yl)
  4. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  5. LatinAmmōn
  6. Latinammoniacus
  7. Englishammonia
  8. Englishamine
  9. English todaymechlorethamine

From me(thyl) + chlor(o)eth(yl) + -amine.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.