'amygdalin-linked' originates from Modern English, combining 'amygdalin' (from Greek 'amygdalē', where 'amygdalē' meant 'almond') and the adjectival/past-participial form 'linked' from the verb 'link' (from Old English/Proto-Germanic roots meaning 'to tie or connect').

'amygdalin' passed into scientific Latin/Modern English from Greek 'amygdalē' (via Medieval/Neo-Latin forms such as 'amygdalinum'), while 'link' developed from Old English/Germanic roots (e.g. Old English forms related to joining or fastening) to Modern English 'link'; the compound 'amygdalin-linked' is a Modern English formation combining the chemical name with a past-participial adjective.

Initially, 'amygdalin' referred specifically to an 'almond-related' chemical (an almond-derived glycoside) and 'link' meant 'to tie or connect'; combined in Modern English they evolved to mean 'connected to or associated with amygdalin' in a chemical/biochemical sense.