Etymograph

English

amide

Amide comes from English ammonia, and goes back to Egyptian jmn.

  1. Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEjmn
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾸ̓́μμωνẮmmōn
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEAmmōn
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEammoniacus
  5. English1500–presentammonia
  6. Englishtodayamide

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEjmn
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾸ̓́μμωνẮmmōn
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEAmmōn
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEammoniacus
  5. English1500–presentammonia
  6. Englishtodayamide

A compound of ammonia + -ide

Latin sal ammoniacus ‘salt of Amun, ammonium chloride’

English ammonia

Linked words

through Latin Ammōn

ammonite, 2 more

through English ammonia

amine, 2 more

Today it means

noun Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; especially such derivatives of a carboxylic acid, the carboxamides or acid amides

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Egyptian jmn / amide

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