Where does “formamide” come from?
formamide (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.
formamide (English): The amide of formic acid HCO-NH or any...
Definitions
- The amide of formic acid HCO-NH or any...
Ancestry of “formamide”, step by step
formamide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English formic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | formic | Of or pertaining to ants; Of, pertaining to or... |
| 2 | French | formique | formic |
| 3 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 5 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |