Etymology

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Today it means: a form of amide in which the nitrogen atom is attached to two carbonyl groups - R₁CONHCOR₂ Full definition →

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

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Englishamide
  8. English todayimide

Alteration of amide.

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