Etymology

dibenzothiophene

Today it means: The tricyclic heterocycle in which two benzene rings are fused to that of thiophene; any of its derivatives, especially those that occur in crude oil Full definition →

English thiophene ← French phène ← Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)
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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*dʰewh₂-der.?
  26. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  27. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  28. Englishthio-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  31. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  32. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  33. Frenchphène
  34. Englishphene
  35. Englishthiophene
  36. English todaydibenzothiophene

From di- + benzo- + thiophene.

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