Where does “formamidine” come from?
formamidine (English) comes from English formic, from French formique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
formamidine (English): The compound NH=CH-NH that is the amidine of...
Definitions
- The compound NH=CH-NH that is the amidine of...
Ancestry of “formamidine”, step by step
formamidine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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' |
via English amidine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amidine | any of several classes of organic compound,... |