Etymology

dimethylaminobenzaldehyde

Today it means: A dimethylamino derivative of benzaldehyde Full definition →

English benzaldehyde ← German Aldehyd ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
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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*médʰu
  8. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  9. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  12. GermanMethy
  13. Englishmethyl
  14. Englishdimethyl
  15. Egyptianjmn
  16. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  17. LatinAmmōn
  18. Latinammoniacus
  19. Englishammonia
  20. Englishamine
  21. Englishamino-
  22. Englishamino
  23. Englishdimethylamino
  24. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  25. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  27. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  28. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  29. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  30. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  31. Old Javanesejawa
  32. Old JavaneseJawi
  33. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  34. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  35. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  36. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  37. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  38. Catalanbenjuí
  39. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  40. Englishbenzoin
  41. Englishbenzo-
  42. Englishbenz-
  43. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  44. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  45. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  46. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  47. Latinalcohol
  48. Proto-Indo-European*de
  49. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  50. Proto-Italic*dē
  51. Latindē
  52. Latinde-
  53. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  54. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  55. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  56. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  57. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  58. GermanAldehyd
  59. Englishaldehyde
  60. Englishbenzaldehyde
  61. English todaydimethylaminobenzaldehyde

From dimethylamino + benzaldehyde.

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