Etymology

arylalkylamine

A1R1Y4L1A1L1K5Y4L1A1M3I1N1E1

Today it means: A secondary or tertiary amine that has both an alkyl and an aryl group connected to the nitrogen atom Full definition →

English amine ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
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  1. Ancient Greekἄρωμα (árōma)
  2. Ancient Greekἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)
  3. Late Latinarōmaticus
  4. Old Frencharomatique
  5. Englisharomatic
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. Englisharyl
  9. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  10. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  11. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  12. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  13. Medieval Latinalcoho
  14. Middle Englishalcofol
  15. Englishalc(ohol)
  16. Englishalkyl
  17. Egyptianjmn
  18. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  19. LatinAmmōn
  20. Latinammoniacus
  21. Englishammonia
  22. Englishamine
  23. English todayarylalkylamine

From aryl + alkyl + amine.

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