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Where does “diazotroph” come from?

diazotroph (English) comes from English azo-, 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.

diazotroph (English): Any microorganism that can fix molecular nitrogen

Definitions

  1. Any microorganism that can fix molecular nitrogen

Ancestry of “diazotroph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishazo-Containing nitrogen especially as the divalent...
2EnglishazoteNitrogen
3Frenchazotenitrogen
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “diazotroph”

  • diazotrophic
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