English
hydrazonehydrazone
May comes from hydr(o)- + azo- + (ket)one.
Formed from hydro- + azo- + ketone
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’
English hydro-
Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti ‘to live, to be alive’
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Ancient Greek ζῶ ‘to live’
Ancient Greek ζωή
French azote ‘nitrogen’
English azote ‘nitrogen’
English azo-
French acétone
German Keton
English ketone
The story
May comes from hydr(o)- + azo- + (ket)one.
Today it means
noun Any compound, of general formula R₂C=NNR₂, formally derived from an aldehyde or ketone by replacing the carbonyl group with =NNH₂ or derivative.
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Etymograph / hydrazone
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