Etymology

glutamic

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or derived from glutamic acid Full definition →

English ammonia ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  3. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  4. Latingluten
  5. Egyptianjmn
  6. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  7. LatinAmmōn
  8. Latinammoniacus
  9. Englishammonia
  10. English todayglutamic

From Latin gluten + English -amic.

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