Etymology

diether

D2I1E1T1H4E1R1

Today it means: Any organic compound having two ether functional groups. Full definition →

English ether ← Latin aethēr ← Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)
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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. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  9. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  10. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  11. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  12. Latinaethēr
  13. Englishether
  14. English todaydiether

From di- + ether.

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