Etymology

diaza

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Today it means: Two aza groups in a molecule (especially two adjacent carbon atoms replaced with nitrogen) Full definition →

English aza ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishaza
  8. English todaydiaza

From di- + aza.

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