Etymology

diisoquinoline

D2I1I1S1O1Q10U1I1N1O1L1I1N1E1

Today it means: A polycyclic heterocycle consisting of two fused isoquinoline rings Full definition →

English isoquinoline ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos) ← Latin di-
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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. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  8. Englishiso-
  9. Englishquinine
  10. Englishquinoline
  11. Englishisoquinoline
  12. English todaydiisoquinoline

From di- + isoquinoline.

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