Etymology

phenethylamine

P3H4E1N1E1T1H4Y4L1A1M3I1N1E1

Today it means: An aromatically substituted aliphatic amine, C₆H₅C₂H₄NH₂, which is a neurotransmitter in the brain; it has pharmacological properties similar to amphetamine. Full definition →

English ethylamine ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  4. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  5. Frenchphéno-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. Frenchphényle
  9. Englishphenyl
  10. Englishpheno-
  11. Englishphen-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  13. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  14. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  15. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  16. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  17. Latinaethēr
  18. GermanÄther
  19. GermanEther
  20. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  21. GermanEthy
  22. Englishethyl
  23. Egyptianjmn
  24. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  25. LatinAmmōn
  26. Latinammoniacus
  27. Englishammonia
  28. Englishamine
  29. Englishethylamine
  30. English todayphenethylamine

From phen- + ethylamine.

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