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Where does “imine” come from?

imine (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.

imine (English): Any of a class of organic nitrogen compounds...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of organic nitrogen compounds...

Ancestry of “imine”, step by step

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-é—
6Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-ā—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “imine”

  • polyethyleneimine
  • acyliminium
  • diimine
  • deiminase
  • iminium
  • ethyleneimine
  • ketimine
  • monoimine
  • bisimine
  • nitrimine
  • iminyl
  • ketonimine
  • acylimine
  • diazoimine
  • azimine
  • tosylimine
  • sulfonylimine
  • arylimine
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