Etymology

dimethylbenzylamine

Today it means: An organic compound with the chemical formula C₆H₅CH₂N(CH₃)₂. Full definition →

English benzylamine ← 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*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. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  16. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  18. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  19. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  20. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  21. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  22. Old Javanesejawa
  23. Old JavaneseJawi
  24. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  25. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  26. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  27. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  28. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  29. Catalanbenjuí
  30. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  31. Englishbenzoin
  32. Englishbenzo-
  33. Englishbenz-
  34. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  35. Englishbenzyl
  36. Egyptianjmn
  37. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  38. LatinAmmōn
  39. Latinammoniacus
  40. Englishammonia
  41. Englishamine
  42. Englishbenzylamine
  43. English todaydimethylbenzylamine

From dimethyl + benzylamine.

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