Etymograph

English

fluvoxamine

Probably from flu(oro)- + v(aleryl) + ox(y)- + amine.

Formed from fluoro- + valeryl + oxy- + amine

Latin fluō ‘to flow, stream, pour’

Latin fluor ‘flow’

English fluoro-

Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς ‘sharp’

English oxy-

Egyptian jmn

Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων

Latin Ammōn

Latin ammoniacus

English ammonia

English amine

Today it means

noun A synthetic antidepressant drug which acts by prolonging the effect of the neurotransmitter serotonin on the brain.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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