Etymology

benzylsulfamide

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English sulfamide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus
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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. Latinsulpur
  24. Latinsulfur
  25. Latinsulphur
  26. Anglo-Normansulfre
  27. Middle Englishsulphur
  28. Englishsulf(ur)
  29. Egyptianjmn
  30. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  31. LatinAmmōn
  32. Latinammoniacus
  33. Englishammonia
  34. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  35. Englishamide
  36. Englishsulfamide
  37. English todaybenzylsulfamide

From benzyl + sulfamide.

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