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Where does “diethylamide” come from?

diethylamide (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.

diethylamide (English): The derivative of a compound formed by adding an...

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  1. The derivative of a compound formed by adding an...

Ancestry of “diethylamide”, 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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →