Etymology

anilide

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Today it means: Any organic compound derived from an oxoacid by replacement of a hydroxyl group by an aniline residue; an amide of aniline. Full definition →

English amide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*neyH-der.?
  2. Sanskritनील॑ (nī́la)
  3. Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)
  4. Arabicنِيل (nīl)
  5. Portugueseanil
  6. GermanAnilin
  7. Englishaniline
  8. Egyptianjmn
  9. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  10. LatinAmmōn
  11. Latinammoniacus
  12. Englishammonia
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  14. Englishamide
  15. English todayanilide

From aniline + -(am)ide.

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