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Where does “amino-” come from?

amino- (English) comes from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

amino- (English): Of amines and of the amino functional group

Definitions

  1. Of amines and of the amino functional group

Ancestry of “amino-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamineA functional group formally derived from ammonia...
2English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
3French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
4French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
5Middle French-é—
6Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-ā—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “amino-”

  • amino
  • verapamil
  • aminotransferase
  • aminobutyric
  • aminoglycoside
  • amitriptyline
  • deaminase
  • aminoacyl
  • pramipexole
  • aminobenzoic
  • aminolevulinic
  • aminosalicylic
  • diamino
  • aminocaproic
  • aminophenol
  • aminopropyl
  • aminopyridine
  • aminopterin
  • diaminobenzidine
  • aminoethyl
  • aminoguanidine
  • aminolevulinate
  • aminomethane
  • methylamino
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