Etymology

methylbenzylamine

Today it means: Any methyl derivative of benzylamine Full definition →

English benzylamine ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  2. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  3. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  6. GermanMethy
  7. Englishmethyl
  8. Englishmethyl-
  9. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  12. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  13. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  14. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  15. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  16. Old Javanesejawa
  17. Old JavaneseJawi
  18. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  19. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  20. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  21. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  22. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  23. Catalanbenjuí
  24. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  25. Englishbenzoin
  26. Englishbenzo-
  27. Englishbenz-
  28. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  29. Englishbenzyl
  30. Egyptianjmn
  31. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  32. LatinAmmōn
  33. Latinammoniacus
  34. Englishammonia
  35. Englishamine
  36. Englishbenzylamine
  37. English todaymethylbenzylamine

From methyl- + benzylamine.

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