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Where does “benzamide” come from?

benzamide (English) comes from English amide, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

benzamide (English): The amide of benzoic acid or any of its...

Definitions

  1. The amide of benzoic acid or any of its...

Ancestry of “benzamide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamideAny derivative of an oxoacid in which the...
2English-ideAny of a group of related compounds - azide,...
3Middle French-ide—
4Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
5Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
6Proto-Italic-ā—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “benzamide”

  • oligobenzamide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →