myEtymology.com: English etymology of diazepam

Etymology of the English word diazepam

the English word diazepam

derived from the English word ammonia

derived from the English word epoxide

using the English prefix epi-

derived from the Greek prefix epi-, ἐπι-

derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)

derived from the English word oxide

using the English prefix ep-

derived from the English word di-

derived from the New Latin word di-

derived from the Greek word di-, δι-, δί-

derived from the Greek word dis, δίς (double; twice)

derived from the English word diazo

using 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-

Date

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

Derivations in English

flurazepam, halazepam, lorazepam, benzodiazepine, oxazepam, clonazepam, flunitrazepam

Usage

Word found in Modern English