Etymology

polythiazide

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Today it means: A thiazide diuretic. Full definition →

English thiazide ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  7. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  8. Englishthio-
  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. Englishaz(ote)
  23. Englishazine
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  25. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  26. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  27. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  28. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  29. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  30. Frenchoxygène
  31. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  32. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  33. Proto-Italic*akēō
  34. Latinaceō
  35. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  36. Latinacidu
  37. Frenchacide
  38. Frenchoxide
  39. Englishoxide
  40. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  41. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  42. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  43. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  44. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  45. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  46. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  47. Old Javanesejawa
  48. Old JavaneseJawi
  49. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  50. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  51. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  52. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  53. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  54. Catalanbenjuí
  55. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  56. Englishbenzoin
  57. Englishbenzo-
  58. Englishthia-
  59. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  60. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  61. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  62. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  63. Latindi-
  64. Englishdi-
  65. Englishazote
  66. Englishdiazine
  67. Englishthiadiazine
  68. Englishbenzothiadiazine
  69. Englishdi-
  70. Englishoxide
  71. Englishdioxide
  72. Englishthiazide
  73. English todaypolythiazide

From poly- + -thiazide.

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