Etymology

benzotriazole

B3E1N1Z10O1T1R1I1A1Z10O1L1E1

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

English triazole ← 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. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  20. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  21. Proto-Italic*tri-
  22. Latintri-
  23. Englishtri-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*né
  25. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  26. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  27. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  28. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  30. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  31. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  32. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  33. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  34. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  35. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  36. Frenchazote
  37. Englishazote
  38. Englishazo-
  39. Englishazole
  40. Englishtriazole
  41. English todaybenzotriazole

From benzo- + triazole.

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