Where does “dodecylamine” come from?

dodecylamine (English) comes from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

dodecylamine (English): Any of very many isomeric amines derived from a dodecane, but especially the primary amine CH3(CH2)11NH2

Definitions

  1. Any of very many isomeric amines derived from a dodecane, but especially the primary amine CH3(CH2)11NH2

Ancestry of “dodecylamine”, step by step

dodecylamine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English amine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamineA functional group formally derived from ammonia...
2English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
3French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
4French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
5Middle French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
6Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via English dodecyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdodecylthe aliphatic univalent radical CH-; lauryl; of,...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from English -ine →Every word from French -ine →