Etymology

nitrogenous

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Today it means: of, relating to, or containing nitrogen Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English nitrogen ← French nitrogène
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The story

  1. Egyptiannṯr
  2. Egyptiannṯrj
  3. Ancient Greekνίτρον (nítron)
  4. Latinnitrum
  5. Frenchnitre
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  8. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  9. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  10. Frenchnitrogène
  11. Englishnitrogen
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  14. English todaynitrogenous

From nitrogen + -ous.

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