Where does “aza-” come from?

aza- (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.

aza- (English): Used to form names of organic compounds where a...

Definitions

  1. Used to form names of organic compounds where a...

Ancestry of “aza-”, 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 “aza-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →