English
spiperone
From spi(ro) + -perone (“4’-fluoro-4-piperidinobutyrophenone derivative”).
Formed from spiro + -perone ‘4’-fluoro-4-piperidinobutyrophenone derivative’
Proto-Indo-European *sper- ‘to twist, turn’
Proto-Indo-European *sper-yeh₂-
Ancient Greek σπεῖρα ‘wreath, coil, twist’
Latin spīra ‘coil, twist’
English spiro
Today it means
noun A psychoactive drug structurally related to butyrophenone.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / spiperone