Etymology

diazotroph

D2I1A1Z10O1T1R1O1P3H4

Today it means: Any microorganism that can fix molecular nitrogen (N₂). Full definition →

English azo- ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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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. 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. Englishazo-
  15. English todaydiazotroph

From di- (“two”) + azo- (“nitrogen”) + -troph.

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