Etymology

benzodithiophene

Today it means: Any of several isomeric tricyclic heterocycles consisting of two thiophene rings fused to one of benzene Full definition →

English thiophene ← French phène ← Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)
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  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  20. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  21. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  22. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  23. Latindi-
  24. Englishdi-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  26. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  27. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  28. Englishthio-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  31. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  32. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  33. Frenchphène
  34. Englishphene
  35. Englishthiophene
  36. English todaybenzodithiophene

From benzo- + di- + thiophene.

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