Etymology

bromobenzotriazole

Today it means: Any bromo derivative of a benzotriazole Full definition →

English benzotriazole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. Englishbromo-
  6. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  9. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  10. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  11. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  12. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  13. Old Javanesejawa
  14. Old JavaneseJawi
  15. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  16. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  17. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  18. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  19. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  20. Catalanbenjuí
  21. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  22. Englishbenzoin
  23. Englishbenzo-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  25. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  26. Proto-Italic*tri-
  27. Latintri-
  28. Englishtri-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*né
  30. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  31. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  32. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  33. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  34. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  35. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  36. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  37. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  38. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  39. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  40. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  41. Frenchazote
  42. Englishazote
  43. Englishazo-
  44. Englishazole
  45. Englishtriazole
  46. Englishbenzotriazole
  47. English todaybromobenzotriazole

From bromo- + benzotriazole.

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