Etymology

benzylhydroxylamine

Today it means: Any benzyl derivative of hydroxylamine Full definition →

English hydroxylamine ← 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. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  25. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  26. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  27. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  28. Frenchhydro-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  31. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  32. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  33. Frenchhydrogène
  34. Englishhydrogen
  35. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  36. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  37. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  38. Frenchoxygène
  39. Englishoxygen
  40. Englishhydroxyl
  41. Egyptianjmn
  42. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  43. LatinAmmōn
  44. Latinammoniacus
  45. Englishammonia
  46. Englishamine
  47. Englishhydroxylamine
  48. English todaybenzylhydroxylamine

From benzyl + hydroxylamine.

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