Etymology

benzimidazole

B3E1N1Z10I1M3I1D2A1Z10O1L1E1

Today it means: A bicyclic heterocycle containing a benzene ring fused to that of imidazole; it is used as a pesticide Full definition →

English imidazole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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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. Egyptianjmn
  21. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  22. LatinAmmōn
  23. Latinammoniacus
  24. Englishammonia
  25. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  26. Englishamide
  27. Englishimide
  28. Proto-Indo-European*né
  29. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  30. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  31. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  32. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  33. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  34. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  35. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  36. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  37. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  38. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  39. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  40. Frenchazote
  41. Englishazote
  42. Englishazo-
  43. Englishazole
  44. Englishimidazole
  45. English todaybenzimidazole

From benz- + imidazole.

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