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Where does “maleimidyl” come from?

maleimidyl (English) comes from English maleimide, from English imide, from English amide, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

maleimidyl (English): A univalent radical derived from maleimide

Definitions

  1. A univalent radical derived from maleimide

Ancestry of “maleimidyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaleimideThe internal imide of maleic acid, or any of its...
2Englishimidea form of amide in which the nitrogen atom is...
3EnglishamideAny derivative of an oxoacid in which the...
4English-ideAny of a group of related compounds - azide,...
5Middle French-ide—
6Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-ā—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →