Where does “azapurine” come from?
azapurine (English) comes from English purine, from German Purin, from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe, from Latin vitam, from Latin vīta — to live.
azapurine (English): Any derivative of a purine in which the carbon atom in the 8- position is replaced by nitrogen
Definitions
- Any derivative of a purine in which the carbon atom in the 8- position is replaced by nitrogen
Ancestry of “azapurine”, step by step
azapurine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English purine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | purine | Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds,... |
| 2 | German | Purin | — |
| 3 | Old French | pur | pure; Alternative form of por |
| 4 | Old French | autre | Alternative form of altre; other |
| 5 | Old French | vie | life |
| 6 | Old French | viḍe | — |
| 7 | Latin | vitam | accusative singular of vīta |
| 8 | Latin | vīta | life |
| 9 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |