Etymology

dihydroxy

D2I1H4Y4D2R1O1X8Y4

Today it means: Containing two hydroxy functional groups. Full definition →

English hydroxy ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-) ← Proto-Hellenic *údōr
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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. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  9. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  11. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  12. Englishhydro-
  13. Englishoxy
  14. Englishhydroxy
  15. English todaydihydroxy

From di- + hydroxy.

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