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Where does “azaheterocycle” come from?

azaheterocycle (English) comes from English heterocycle, from English cycle, from Catalan cicle, from Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

azaheterocycle (English): Any heterocycle containing a nitrogen atom in the...

Definitions

  1. Any heterocycle containing a nitrogen atom in the...

Ancestry of “azaheterocycle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheterocycleA heterocyclic compound or ring
2EnglishcycleAn interval of space or time in which one set of...
3Catalanciclecycle
4Latincyclusa circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding...
5Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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