Etymology

benzazepine

B3E1N1Z10A1Z10E1P3I1N1E1

Today it means: Any of the class of heterocyclic compounds consisting of a benzene ring fused to an azepine ring. Full definition →

English azepine ← French hepta- ← Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
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  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. Englishbenz-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*né
  21. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  22. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  23. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  24. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  26. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  27. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  28. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  29. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  30. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  31. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  32. Frenchazote
  33. Englishazote
  34. Englishaz-
  35. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  36. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  37. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  38. Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
  39. Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
  40. Frenchhepta-
  41. Englishazepine
  42. English todaybenzazepine

From benz- + azepine.

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