myEtymology.com: English etymology of nitrosamine

Etymology of the English word nitrosamine

the English word nitrosamine

derived from the English word amine

derived from the English word ammonium

derived from the English word ammonia

using the English suffix -ium

using the English suffix -ine

derived from the Latin word nitrosus (full of nitron)

derived from the Latin word nitrum (name of various alkalis)

derived from the Greek word nitron, νίτρον

derived from the Egyptian word nṯr

using the English prefix nitros-

derived from the New Latin word amine

Word found in Modern English