Etymology

dicyano

D2I1C3Y4A1N1O1

Today it means: Two cyano groups in a molecule Full definition →

English cyano ← Latin di- ← 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. Englishcyano
  8. English todaydicyano

From di- + cyano.

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