Where does “diamide” come from?
diamide (English) comes from French amide, from French ammoniac, from Latin ammoniacum, from Ancient Greek ἀμμωνιακόν, from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων, from Egyptian jmn, from Egyptian mn, from Proto-Vietic kaw — to chew.
diamide (English): Any compound having two amide groups; hydrazine
Definitions
- Any compound having two amide groups; hydrazine
Ancestry of “diamide”, step by step
diamide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French amide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | amide | amide |
| 2 | French | ammoniac | ammonia; ammonic, ammonical |
| 3 | Latin | ammoniacum | gum ammoniac; ammonia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀμμωνιακόν | ammoniacum, a kind of gum resin; Ferula... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἄμμων | Amun |
| 6 | Egyptian | jmn | to hide, to conceal; to hide, to be hidden or... |
| 7 | Egyptian | mn | to be established, to be fixed or set; to stick,... |
| 8 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 9 | Dutch | kauwen | to chew |
| 10 | Middle Dutch | couwen | to chew |
| 11 | Old Dutch | kiuwan | to chew |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
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 | — |