Etymology

acylethanolamide

Today it means: Any N-acyl derivative of an ethanolamide Full definition →

English ethanolamide ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Latin aceō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*akēō
  4. Latinaceō
  5. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  6. Englishacyl
  7. Englishethanolamide
  8. English todayacylethanolamide

From acyl + ethanolamide.

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