Etymology

endosulfan

E1N1D2O1S1U1L1F4A1N1

Today it means: A toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. Englishsulfon(ic acid)
  6. Egyptianjmn
  7. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  8. LatinAmmōn
  9. Latinammoniacus
  10. Englishammonia
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  12. Englishamide
  13. Englishsulfonamide
  14. Englishsulfa-
  15. English todayendosulfan

From endo- + sulfa- + -an.

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