Etymology

dichromium

D2I1C3H4R1O1M3I1U1M3

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

English chromium ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)
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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. Englishchromium
  8. English todaydichromium

From di- + chromium.

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