Etymograph

English

amide

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

  1. Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEjmn1
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾸ̓́μμων1Ắmmōn
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEAmmōn1
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEammoniacus1
  5. English1500–presentammonia1
  6. Englishtodayamide1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English amide

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEjmnWiktionary, English amide
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾸ̓́μμωνWiktionary, English amideẮmmōn
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEAmmōnWiktionary, English amide
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEammoniacusWiktionary, English amide
  5. English1500–presentammoniaWiktionary, English amide
  6. EnglishtodayamideWiktionary, English amide

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

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “amide”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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