myEtymology.com: English etymology of amphetamine

Etymology of the English word amphetamine

the English word amphetamine

derived from the English word amine

derived from the English word ammonium

derived from the English word ammonia

using the English suffix -ium

using the English suffix -ine

derived from the English word ethyl

derived from the English word ether

derived from the Latin word aether (upper air; ether; heaven)

derived from the Greek word aither, αἰθήρ

derived from the Greek word aithein, αἴθειν

using the English suffix -yl

derived from the English word methyl

derived from the French word méthyle

derived from the French word méthylène

derived from the Greek word hule, ὕλη (a forest; fuel)

derived from the Greek word methu, μέϑυ

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *medhu-

derived from the French word methyle

derived from the English word phenyl

using the English suffix -yl

using the English prefix phen-

The earliest known usage of amphetamine in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English