Etymology

dipodal

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Today it means: Describing any compound in which two (of the same) functional groups are on two separate chains Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek ποδός (podós) ← English 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. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  9. Ancient Greekπούς (poús)
  10. Ancient Greekποδός (podós)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. English todaydipodal

From di- + -podal.

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