Where does “az-” come from?

az- (English) comes from English azote, from French azote, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

az- (English): Alternative form of azo-; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of azo-; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “az-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishazoteNitrogen
2Frenchazotenitrogen
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “az-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →