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Where does “imino” come from?

imino (English) comes from English imine, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

imino (English): The divalent radical =NH or =N-R

Definitions

  1. The divalent radical =NH or =N-R

Ancestry of “imino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimineAny of a class of organic nitrogen compounds...
2EnglishamineA functional group formally derived from ammonia...
3English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle French-é—
7Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-Italic-ā—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “imino”

  • iminobiotin
  • iminoester
  • iminoethyl
  • iminolactone
  • iminophosphorane
  • iminopeptide
  • iminoacetic acid
  • iminophosphine
  • iminocyclitol
  • iminoribitol
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