Where does “sulfanilamide” come from?
sulfanilamide (English) comes from English sulfa-, from English sulfonamide, from English amide, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.
sulfanilamide (English): Any of a class of amino substituted aromatic...
Definitions
- Any of a class of amino substituted aromatic...
Ancestry of “sulfanilamide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sulfa- | Used to form names of sulfonamides used as... |
| 2 | English | sulfonamide | Any amide of a sulfonic acid RSNR'; Any of a... |
| 3 | English | amide | Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the... |
| 4 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 5 | Middle French | -ide | — |
| 6 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |