acetanilide

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What does acetanilide mean?

the amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic

Where does acetanilide come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin acēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin acētumder. English aceto- English acet- Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.? Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der. Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)bor. Arabic نِيل (nīl)der. Andalusian Arabicbor. Portuguese anil Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Anilinbor. English aniline Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English -(am)ide English anilide English acetanilide From acet- + anilide.

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