Etymology

azotemia

azo·te·mia
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Today it means: The accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (such as urea) that are usually excreted in the urine. Full definition →

Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) ← English azote ← 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. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  16. English todayazotemia

From azote + -emia.

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