myEtymology.com: English etymology of hydrazine

Etymology of the English word hydrazine

the English word hydrazine

using the English prefix hydro-

derived from the Greek word hudor, Yδωρ, ὕδωρ (water)

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

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

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-

derived from the English word hydr-

using the English prefix az-

using the English suffix -ine

derived from the English word hydr-

The earliest known usage of hydrazine in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English