Etymology

pyrazole

P3Y4R1A1Z10O1L1E1

Today it means: A heterocyclic organic compound containing two nitrogen atoms next to each others in a five-membered ring, called 1,2-diazole in IUPAC nomenclature. Full definition →

English azole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Englishpyr-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*né
  8. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  13. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  14. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  15. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  16. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  17. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  18. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  19. Frenchazote
  20. Englishazote
  21. Englishazo-
  22. Englishazole
  23. English todaypyrazole

From pyr- + azole.

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