Etymology

dialkylthiourea

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Today it means: Any derivative of thiourea having two alkyl groups Full definition →

English thiourea ← French urée ← Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  8. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  9. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  10. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  11. Medieval Latinalcoho
  12. Middle Englishalcofol
  13. Englishalc(ohol)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  15. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  16. Englishalkyl
  17. Englishdialkyl
  18. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  19. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  20. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  21. Englishthio-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
  23. Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
  24. Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
  25. Frenchurée
  26. Englishurea
  27. Englishthiourea
  28. English todaydialkylthiourea

From dialkyl + thiourea.

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