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amidin
Amidin comes from French amidine, from Latin amylum ‘starch’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*melh₂-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*mólāreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμύλη‘mill’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄμῠλοςámŭlos‘not ground at the mill: finely ground (of meal)’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄμυλον
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamylum‘starch’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentamidine
- Englishtodayamidin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*melh₂-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*mólāreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμύλη‘mill’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄμῠλοςámŭlos‘not ground at the mill: finely ground (of meal)’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄμυλον
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamylum‘starch’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentamidine
- Englishtodayamidin
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-
meal, miller, mill, mild, mold, mole, mould, mule, muller, bonanza, molar, mullet, mull, camo, malleable, melatonin, maelstrom, amalgam, martel, moulin, moline, malm, 37 more
through Latin amylum ‘starch’
Today it means
noun Starch modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass, like horn. It is soluble in cold water.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- / amidin