Etymology

azobenzene

A1Z10O1B3E1N1Z10E1N1E1

Today it means: An aromatic azo compound, diphenyl diazene, the basis of many dyes. Full definition →

English benzene ← German Benzin ← French azote
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  9. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  10. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  11. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  12. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  13. Frenchazote
  14. Englishazote
  15. Englishazo-
  16. GermanBenzoe
  17. GermanBenzin
  18. Englishbenzine
  19. Englishbenzene
  20. English todayazobenzene

From azo- + benzene.

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