Etymology

dihydrate

D2I1H4Y4D2R1A1T1E1

Today it means: A hydrate whose solid contains two molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell Full definition →

English hydrate ← French hydrate ← Latin di-
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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. Frenchhydrate
  8. Englishhydrate
  9. English todaydihydrate

From di- + hydrate.

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