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Where does “carbimide” come from?

carbimide (English) comes from English imide, 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.

carbimide (English): isocyanic acid

Definitions

  1. isocyanic acid

Ancestry of “carbimide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishimidea form of amide in which the nitrogen atom is...
2EnglishamideAny derivative of an oxoacid in which the...
3English-ideAny of a group of related compounds - azide,...
4Middle French-ide—
5Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
6Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
7Proto-Italic-ā—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “carbimide”

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