Etymology

imino

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Today it means: The divalent radical =NH or =N-R. Full definition →

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

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishimin(e)
  8. English todayimino

From imin(e) + -o-.

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