Etymology

dibenzopyran

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Today it means: Either of two isomeric tricyclic aromatic heterocycles formed by the fusion of two benzene rings to one of pyran Full definition →

English pyran ← Latin pyra ← Ancient Greek πυρά (purá)
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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. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  10. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  11. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  12. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  13. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  14. Old Javanesejawa
  15. Old JavaneseJawi
  16. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  17. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  18. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  19. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  20. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  21. Catalanbenjuí
  22. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  23. Englishbenzoin
  24. Englishbenzo-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  26. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  27. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  28. Ancient Greekπυρά (purá)
  29. Latinpyra
  30. Englishpyre
  31. Englishpyran
  32. English todaydibenzopyran

From di- + benzo- + pyran.

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