Etymology

deazapurine

D2E1A1Z10A1P3U1R1I1N1E1

Today it means: Any of several bicyclic heterocycles formally derived from purine by replacing a nitrogen atom with one of carbon. Full definition →

English purine ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*né
  8. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  11. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  12. Frenchazote
  13. Englishazote
  14. Englishaza-
  15. Englishpurine
  16. English todaydeazapurine

From de- + aza- + purine.

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