azymite etymology

English word azymite comes from English a-, English -ite, English zymo- (Fermentation.)

Detailed word origin of azymite

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
a- English (eng) (no longer productive) Away from. [First attested from around 1150 to 1350.] (no longer productive) forming words with the sense of wholly, or utterly out[First attested from around 1150 to 1350.] (no longer productive) Of, from. [First attested prior to 1150.] Not, without, opposite of. (no longer productive) Towards; Used to indicate direction, reduction to, increase to, change into, or [...]
-ite English (eng) Forming adjectives (biology) Used to form nouns denoting segments or components of the body or an organ of the body.. (chemistry) Used to form names of certain chemical compounds, especially salts or esters of acids whose name ends in -ous.. (chiefly, US) Used to form demonyms.. (sometimes, pejorative) Used to form nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, [...]
zymo- English (eng) Fermentation.
azymite English (eng) (Christianity, historical) One who administers the eucharist with unleavened bread; used pejoratively by those of the Greek church referring to the Latins.

Words with the same origin as azymite

Descendants of a-
abe ace adrift afar afloat ahold amelia arouse ashore aside asleep
Descendants of -ite
Heracleonite Jainite Odessite andesite aphrodite bauxite carbonite cavorite coltan cordite jeffersonite kambaldaite kryptonite magnetite meteorite muscovite nanite noonkanbahite orichalcum saliotite samsonite silicate socialite sodomite trilobite
Descendants of zymo-
prozymite zymocidal zymodiagnostics zymogen zymogenic zymogenous zymogram zymography zymology zymolysis zymolytic zymophyte zymoplastic zymoscope zymosis zymosterol zymotechnical zymotechnics zymotherapy