Etymology

methimazole

M3E1T1H4I1M3A1Z10O1L1E1
English (i)m(id)azole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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  1. Englishmeth-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  4. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  5. Englishthio-
  6. Englishthi-
  7. Egyptianjmn
  8. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  9. LatinAmmōn
  10. Latinammoniacus
  11. Englishammonia
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Englishamide
  14. Englishimide
  15. Proto-Indo-European*né
  16. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  17. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  18. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  19. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  21. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  22. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  23. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  24. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  25. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  26. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  27. Frenchazote
  28. Englishazote
  29. Englishazo-
  30. Englishazole
  31. English(i)m(id)azole
  32. English todaymethimazole

From meth- + thi- + (i)m(id)azole.

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