Etymology

dibasic

D2I1B3A1S1I1C3

Today it means: (of an acid) containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms Full definition →

English basic ← Middle English base ← Old French base
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The story

  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*gʷem-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémtis
  9. Proto-Hellenic*gʷə́tis
  10. Ancient Greekβᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)
  11. Latinbasis
  12. Old Frenchbase
  13. Middle Englishbase
  14. Englishbase
  15. Englishbasic
  16. English todaydibasic

From di- + basic.

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