Where does “aminomethyl” come from?

aminomethyl (English) comes from English amino, from English amino-, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.

aminomethyl (English): The univalent radical NHCH- derived from...

Definitions

  1. The univalent radical NHCH- derived from...

Ancestry of “aminomethyl”, step by step

aminomethyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English amino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaminoRelating to an amine; The amine functional group
2Englishamino-Of amines and of the amino functional group
3EnglishamineA functional group formally derived from ammonia...
4English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
5French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
6Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
7Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
8Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
9Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
10Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English methyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
2GermanMethylmethyl
3Ancient Greekμέθυwine
4Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “aminomethyl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from English -ineEvery word from French -ine