Etymology

dicalcium

D2I1C3A1L1C3I1U1M3

Today it means: Two atoms of calcium in a chemical compound. Full definition →

English calcium ← Latin calx ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)
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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. Latincalx
  8. Englishcalcium
  9. English todaydicalcium

From di- + calcium.

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