Where does “azo-” come from?

azo- (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.

azo- (English): Containing nitrogen especially as the divalent...

Definitions

  1. Containing nitrogen especially as the divalent...

Ancestry of “azo-”, 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 “azo-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-