English
ethanolamine
Ethanolamine comes from English ammonia, and goes back to Egyptian jmn.
- Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEjmn
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾸ̓́μμωνẮmmōn
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEAmmōn
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEammoniacus
- English1500–presentammonia
- Englishtodayethanolamine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEjmn
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾸ̓́μμωνẮmmōn
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEAmmōn
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEammoniacus
- English1500–presentammonia
- Englishtodayethanolamine
A compound of ethanol + -amine
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- ‘to ignite’
Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō ‘to ignite’
Ancient Greek αἴθω ‘to ignite, kindle, light’
Ancient Greek αἰθήρ ‘ether’
English ethanol
Linked words
through Latin Ammōn
through English ammonia
Today it means
noun a hydroxy-amine, HO.CH₂.CH₂.NH₂, manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia; it is found naturally in a combined form in cephalin, and has many industrial applications
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Egyptian jmn / ethanolamine