Etymology

perhydroisoquinoline

Today it means: decahydroisoquinoline Full definition →

English isoquinoline ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos) ← Proto-Hellenic *údōr
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  6. Proto-Italic*peri-
  7. Latinper-
  8. Englishper-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  11. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  12. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  13. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  14. Englishhydro-
  15. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  16. Englishiso-
  17. Englishquinine
  18. Englishquinoline
  19. Englishisoquinoline
  20. English todayperhydroisoquinoline

From per- + hydro- + isoquinoline.

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