Etymology

benzylamine

B3E1N1Z10Y4L1A1M3I1N1E1

Today it means: The aromatic primary amine C₆H₅-CH₂-NH₂ or its derivatives Full definition →

English amine ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
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  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. Englishbenz-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  21. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  22. Englishbenzyl
  23. Egyptianjmn
  24. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  25. LatinAmmōn
  26. Latinammoniacus
  27. Englishammonia
  28. Englishamine
  29. English todaybenzylamine

From benzyl + amine.

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