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Where does “sulfonamide” come from?

sulfonamide (English) comes from English amide, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

sulfonamide (English): Any amide of a sulfonic acid RSNR'; Any of a...

Definitions

  1. Any amide of a sulfonic acid RSNR'; Any of a...

Ancestry of “sulfonamide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamideAny derivative of an oxoacid in which the...
2English-ideAny of a group of related compounds - azide,...
3Middle French-ide—
4Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
5Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
6Proto-Italic-ā—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “sulfonamide”

  • sulfamethoxazole
  • sulfadiazine
  • sulfanilamide
  • sulfapyridine
  • sulfathiazole
  • sulfamerazine
  • sulfaquinoxaline
  • sulfaguanidine
  • phthalylsulfathiazole
  • succinylsulfathiazole
  • methanesulfonamide
  • sulfa-
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