myEtymology.com: English etymology of azathioprine

Etymology of the English word azathioprine

the English word azathioprine

using the English prefix aza-

derived from the English prefix -a-

derived from the English prefix azo-

derived from the French word azote

using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)

derived from the Greek word azotos

derived from the Greek word zoe, ζωή (life )

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷei- (to live)

derived from the French word a-

using the English prefix thio-

derived from the Greek word theion, θεῖον (sulphur)

derived from the English word purine

derived from the German word Purin

derived from the Latin word purus (chaste, unpolluted by sex; plain; clear, limpid, free of mist; pure, clean, unsoiled)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peuə-

using the English prefix thi-

The earliest known usage of azathioprine in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English