Etymology of the English word piperazine
the English word
piperazineusing the English prefix
azo-derived from the French word
azoteusing the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Greek word
azotosderived 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 suffix
-inederived from the English word
piperinederived from the Classical Latin word
piper (pepper)
derived from the Greek word
peperi, πέπερι
derived from the Sanskrit word
pippalī (long pepper)
Derivations in English
hydroxyzine,
meclizine,
rifampin,
perphenazineUsage
Word found in Modern English