Galantamine
/ˌɡælənˈtæmiːn/noun
A medication used to treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and some other memory disorders.
Did you know?Galantamine was first isolated from snowdrop and related plants, and its name comes from the plant genus Galanthus, whose own name means “milk-white flower” in Greek.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
gála, galakt-
“milk”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ánthos
“flower”
Classical Latin
Latin
Galanthus
“snowdrop; the botanical genus name formed from Greek elements meaning “milk-white flower””
20th Century
English
galantamine
“the name given to an alkaloid isolated from snowdrop-related plants”
Modern English
English
galantamine
“a drug used to treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and related memory impairment”