Where does “azotar” come from?

azotar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese azoto, from French azote, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

azotar (Portuguese): to azotize, nitrogenize

Definitions

  1. to azotize, nitrogenize

Ancestry of “azotar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseazotofirst-person singular present indicative of...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →