Etymology

selenoamide

S1E1L1E1N1O1A1M3I1D2E1

Today it means: Any compound of general formula RC(=Se)NR₂, the selenium analogues of amides. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Hellenic*selasnā
  2. Ancient Greekσελήνη (selḗnē)
  3. Ancient GreekΣελήνη (Selḗnē)
  4. Englishseleno-
  5. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  6. LatinAmmōn
  7. Latinammoniacus
  8. Englishammonia
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  10. Englishamide
  11. English todayselenoamide

From seleno- + amide.

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