azo-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "azo"

English

Alternative forms

az- (before a vowel)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-)

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós

Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti

Proto-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō

Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō

Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō)

Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)

French azotebor.

English azote

English azo-

From azote (“nitrogen”)^[1]

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /eɪ.zə(ʊ)/
(General American) IPA^(key): /æz.oʊ/, /æz.ə/

Prefix

azo-

(organic chemistry) Containing nitrogen especially as the divalent group N=N.
azine
(inorganic chemistry) Containing aluminum-doped zinc oxide.

Derived terms

azo

Related terms

aza-

Translations

Dutch: azo- (nl)
French: azo- (fr)
German: azo- (de)
Irish: asó-
Italian: azo-
Spanish: azo-

References

^ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “azo-”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

“azo-”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“az-”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

zoa

Spanish

Prefix

azo-

azo-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with azo-

[1] Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “azo-”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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