Etymology

imidazole

i·mi·da·zole
I1M3I1D2A1Z10O1L1E1

Today it means: A heterocyclic organic compound containing two nitrogen atoms separated by a carbon atom in a five-membered ring, called 1,3-diazole in IUPAC nomenclature. Full definition →

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

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Englishamide
  8. Englishimide
  9. Proto-Indo-European*né
  10. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  12. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  15. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  16. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  17. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  18. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  19. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  20. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  21. Frenchazote
  22. Englishazote
  23. Englishazo-
  24. Englishazole
  25. English todayimidazole

From imide + azole.

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