Etymology

benzoisothiazole

Today it means: A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of isothiazole Full definition →

English isothiazole ← 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. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  20. Englishiso-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  22. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  23. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  24. Englishthio-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*né
  26. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  27. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  28. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  29. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  31. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  32. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  33. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  34. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  35. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  36. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  37. Frenchazote
  38. Englishazote
  39. Englishazo-
  40. Englishazole
  41. Englishthiazole
  42. Englishisothiazole
  43. English todaybenzoisothiazole

From benzo- + isothiazole.

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