Etymology

amidal

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Today it means: A chemical compound formed by the condensation of an amide with an aldehyde. 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 todayamidal

From amide + -al (“aldehyde”).

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