Where does “benzenesulfonamide” come from?
benzenesulfonamide (English) comes from English benzenesulfonic acid, from English benzene, from English benzine, from German Benzin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
benzenesulfonamide (English): The amide of benzenesulfonic acid; any derivative of this compound, especially ones that are used as intermediates in the synthesis of dyes, photochemicals and disinfectants
Definitions
- The amide of benzenesulfonic acid; any derivative of this compound, especially ones that are used as intermediates in the synthesis of dyes, photochemicals and disinfectants
Ancestry of “benzenesulfonamide”, step by step
benzenesulfonamide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English benzenesulfonic acid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | benzenesulfonic acid | The simplest aromatic sulfonic acid, a colourless... |
| 2 | English | benzene | An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula CH whose... |
| 3 | English | benzine | benzene; any flammable petroleum distillate used... |
| 4 | German | Benzin | petrol, gasoline |
| 5 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English amide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amide | Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the... |
| 2 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 4 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |