Etymology

isoxazole

I1S1O1X8A1Z10O1L1E1

Today it means: 1,2-oxazole, an isomer of oxazole with many derivatives that have pharmacological activity. Full definition →

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

  1. Englishis-
  2. Englishoxi-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*né
  4. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  6. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  9. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  10. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  11. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  12. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  13. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  14. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  15. Frenchazote
  16. Englishazote
  17. Englishazo-
  18. Englishazole
  19. Englishoxazole
  20. English todayisoxazole

From is- + oxazole.

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