Etymology

dihydride

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Today it means: Any hydride containing two atoms of hydrogen per molecule. Full definition →

English hydride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
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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*wed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  9. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  11. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  12. Englishhydro-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  14. Englishhydride
  15. English todaydihydride

From di- + hydride.

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