Etymology

dialuminium

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Today it means: Two aluminium atoms in a molecule. Full definition →

English aluminium ← Latin alūmen ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-
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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. Proto-Indo-European*h₂elut-
  8. Latinalūmen
  9. Englishaluminium
  10. English todaydialuminium

From di- + aluminium.

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