Etymology

bisimide

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Today it means: Any compound containing two imide groups. Full definition →

English imide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus
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The story

  1. Englishbis-
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Englishamide
  8. Englishimide
  9. English todaybisimide

From bis- + imide.

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