Etymology

azoxynaphthalene

Today it means: Any azoxy derivative of naphthalene Full definition →

English naphthalene ← Latin naphtha ← Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)
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The story

  1. Englishazo
  2. Englishoxy
  3. Englishazoxy
  4. Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
  5. Old Persian*naftah
  6. Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
  7. Latinnaphtha
  8. Englishnaphth(a)
  9. Englishnaphthalene
  10. English todayazoxynaphthalene

From azoxy + naphthalene.

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