Etymology

diacylamine

D2I1A1C3Y4L1A1M3I1N1E1

Today it means: any compound having two acyl groups attached to an ammonia of primary amine residue; a secondary amide or imide Full definition →

English amine ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  9. Proto-Italic*akēō
  10. Latinaceō
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  12. Englishacyl
  13. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  14. LatinAmmōn
  15. Latinammoniacus
  16. Englishammonia
  17. Englishamine
  18. English todaydiacylamine

From di- + acyl + amine.

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