Where does “azodicarbonyl” come from?
azodicarbonyl (English) comes from English carbonyl, from English carbon, from English budget, from Middle English bogett, from Old French bougette, from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga, from Gaulish bolgā.
azodicarbonyl (English): A chemical compound containing an azo group (-N=N-) and two carbonyl functional groups (>C=O)
Definitions
- A chemical compound containing an azo group (-N=N-) and two carbonyl functional groups (>C=O)
Ancestry of “azodicarbonyl”, step by step
azodicarbonyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English carbonyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carbonyl | In organic chemistry, a divalent functional... |
| 2 | English | carbon | The chemical element with an atomic number of 6.... |
| 3 | English | budget | The amount of money or resources earmarked for a... |
| 4 | Middle English | bogett | — |
| 5 | Old French | bougette | — |
| 6 | Old French | bouge | sack; purse; small bag |
| 7 | Latin | bulga | knapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb |
| 8 | Gaulish | bolgā | bag, sack |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | bolgos | sack, bag; stomach |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English azo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | azo | azote, nitrogen; Applied loosely to compounds... |