Etymology

acetanilide

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Today it means: the amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic Full definition →

English anilide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*akēō
  4. Latinaceō
  5. Latinacēscō
  6. Latinacētum
  7. Englishaceto-
  8. Englishacet-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*neyH-der.?
  10. Sanskritनील॑ (nī́la)
  11. Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)
  12. Arabicنِيل (nīl)
  13. Portugueseanil
  14. GermanAnilin
  15. Englishaniline
  16. Egyptianjmn
  17. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  18. LatinAmmōn
  19. Latinammoniacus
  20. Englishammonia
  21. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  22. Englishamide
  23. Englishanilide
  24. English todayacetanilide

From acet- + anilide.

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