Etymology

-amide

Today it means: Amide derivative. Full definition →

English amide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus
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The story

  1. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  2. LatinAmmōn
  3. Latinammoniacus
  4. Englishammonia
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Englishamide
  7. English today-amide

From amide.

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