Etymology

sulfa-

Today it means: Used to form names of sulfonamides used as antiinfectives. Full definition →

English sulfonamide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus
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  1. Englishsulfon(ic acid)
  2. Egyptianjmn
  3. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  4. LatinAmmōn
  5. Latinammoniacus
  6. Englishammonia
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Englishamide
  9. Englishsulfonamide
  10. English todaysulfa-

Contraction of sulfonamide.

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