Etymology

dinitrogen

D2I1N1I1T1R1O1G2E1N1

Today it means: Diatomic nitrogen (molecular nitrogen): the normal nitrogen molecule having two atoms. Full definition →

English nitrogen ← French nitrogène ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
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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. Egyptiannṯr
  8. Egyptiannṯrj
  9. Ancient Greekνίτρον (nítron)
  10. Latinnitrum
  11. Frenchnitre
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  14. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  15. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  16. Frenchnitrogène
  17. Englishnitrogen
  18. English todaydinitrogen

From di- + nitrogen.

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