Etymology

bichloride

B3I1C3H4L1O1R1I1D2E1

Today it means: A dichloride. Full definition →

English chloride ← Latin bi- ← Proto-Italic *dwi-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Englishchloride
  7. English todaybichloride

From bi- + chloride.

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