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