Etymology

azomethane

A1Z10O1M3E1T1H4A1N1E1

Today it means: The simplest azo compound CH₃-N=N-CH₃; dimethyldiazene Full definition →

English methane ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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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. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  6. Frenchazote
  7. Englishazote
  8. Englishazo-
  9. Englishmethane
  10. English todayazomethane

From azo- + methane.

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