Etymology

azotite

A1Z10O1T1I1T1E1

Today it means: nitrite Full definition →

English azote ← 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. English todayazotite

From azote + -ite.

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