Etymology

aminoalkoxy

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Today it means: Any amino derivative of an alkoxy radical Full definition →

English alkoxy ← French oxygène ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
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  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishamino-
  8. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  9. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  10. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  11. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  12. Medieval Latinalcoho
  13. Middle Englishalcofol
  14. Englishalcohol
  15. Englishalk-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  17. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  18. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  20. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  21. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  22. Frenchoxygène
  23. Englishoxygen
  24. Englishalkoxy
  25. English todayaminoalkoxy

From amino- + alkoxy.

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