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Where does “phenylhydroxylamine” come from?

phenylhydroxylamine (English) comes from English hydroxyl, from English hydrogen, from French hydrogène, from French -gène, from Latin -genus, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

phenylhydroxylamine (English): The organic compound with the chemical formula...

Definitions

  1. The organic compound with the chemical formula...

Ancestry of “phenylhydroxylamine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydroxylA univalent radical or functional group in...
2EnglishhydrogenThe lightest chemical element , with an atomic...
3Frenchhydrogènehydrogen; first-person singular present...
4French-gène-gen, -genic
5Latin-genusborn from, sprung form
6Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
7Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
8Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
9Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
10Proto-Indo-European-ess—
11Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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