myEtymology.com: English etymology of methyldopa

Etymology of the English word methyldopa

the English word methyldopa

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 dopa

derived from the English word dihydroxyphenylalanine

using the English prefix methyl-

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

Word found in Modern English