Etymology

diaminonaphthotriazole

Today it means: Any of several isomeric diamino derivatives of naphthotriazole, some of which are used as fluorescent probes. Full definition →

English naphthotriazole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Egyptianjmn
  8. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  9. LatinAmmōn
  10. Latinammoniacus
  11. Englishammonia
  12. Englishamine
  13. Englishamino-
  14. Englishamino
  15. Englishdiamino
  16. Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
  17. Old Persian*naftah
  18. Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
  19. Latinnaphtha
  20. Englishnaphtha
  21. Englishnaphtho-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  23. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  24. Proto-Italic*tri-
  25. Latintri-
  26. Englishtri-
  27. Proto-Indo-European*né
  28. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  29. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  30. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  31. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  32. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  33. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  34. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  35. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  36. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  37. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  38. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  39. Frenchazote
  40. Englishazote
  41. Englishazo-
  42. Englishazole
  43. Englishtriazole
  44. Englishnaphthotriazole
  45. English todaydiaminonaphthotriazole

From diamino + naphthotriazole.

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