Where does “azodicarboxylic acid” come from?

azodicarboxylic acid (English) comes from English dicarboxylic acid, from English di-, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

azodicarboxylic acid (English): The dicarboxylic acid HOOC-N=N-COOH derived from...

Definitions

  1. The dicarboxylic acid HOOC-N=N-COOH derived from...

Ancestry of “azodicarboxylic acid”, step by step

azodicarboxylic acid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dicarboxylic acid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdicarboxylic acidAny organic compound having two carboxylic acid...
2Englishdi-API; two, twice, or double; Alternative form of...
3Latindī-Two, double; di
4Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via English azo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishazoazote, nitrogen; Applied loosely to compounds...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from English di-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís