Etymology

dinitro-

Today it means: containing two nitro groups (-NO₂) Full definition →

English nitro ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)
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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. Englishnitro
  8. English todaydinitro-

From di- + nitro.

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