Etymology

nitroamide

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Today it means: Any N-nitro derivative of an amide Full definition →

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

  1. Egyptiannṯrj
  2. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  3. Englishnitro-
  4. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  5. LatinAmmōn
  6. Latinammoniacus
  7. Englishammonia
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  9. Englishamide
  10. English todaynitroamide

From nitro- + amide.

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