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
- Any microorganism that can fix molecular nitrogen
Ancestry of “diazotroph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | azo- | Containing nitrogen especially as the divalent... |
| 2 | English | azote | Nitrogen |
| 3 | French | azote | nitrogen |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “diazotroph”