Etymology

sulfametoxydiazine

Today it means: A long-acting sulfonamide antibacterial, used as a leprostatic agent and in the treatment of urinary tract infections. Full definition →

English diazine ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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  1. Englishsulfon(ic acid)
  2. Egyptianjmn
  3. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  4. LatinAmmōn
  5. Latinammoniacus
  6. Englishammonia
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Englishamide
  9. Englishsulfonamide
  10. Englishsulfa-
  11. Englishmethoxy
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  14. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  15. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  16. Latindi-
  17. Englishdi-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*né
  19. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  20. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  21. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  22. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  24. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  25. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  26. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  27. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  28. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  29. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  30. Frenchazote
  31. Englishazote
  32. Englishdiazine
  33. English todaysulfametoxydiazine

From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”) + methoxy + diazine.

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